Ryan Desmond

Robert Erskine Childers (1870-1922) was a British-born Irish writer. In his early career, he was a notable military historian and critic, famously writing an account of the Boer War for which he was a correspondent. In his 1910 work, "War and the Arme Blanche" Childers offers a critique of the cavalry. Employing his personal experiences in the Boer War, he argues that instead of simply having lances, the cavalry should be transformed into mounted infantry complete with swords and carbines. Content includes: "The Issue And Its Importance", "The Threefold Problem", "British And Boer Mounted Troops", "Elandslaagte", "From Elandslaagte To The Black Week", "Colesberg And Kimberley", etc. Other notable works by this author include: "The Riddle of the Sands" (1903) and "The Framework for Home Rule" (1911).

First published in 1911, this vintage book contains an fascinating account of how British cavalry was influenced by German practices and techniques at the turn of the twentieth century. Contents include: "Introductory", "Sir John French on", "The Arme Blanche", "The British Theory of The Arme Blanche", "Cavalry In Combat", "Tactics Against The Various Arms", "The Fight Of The Independent Cavalry", "Tactics Against The Various Arms", "The Fight Of The Independent Cavalry", "The Battle Of All Arms", etc. This fantastic volume will appeal to those with an interest in military history and the evolution of modern cavalry in particular. Robert Erskine Childers (1870-1922) was a British-born Irish writer. Other notable works by this author include: "The Riddle of the Sands" (1903), "The Framework for Home Rule" (1911), and "War and the Arme Blanche" (1910). Read & Co. is republishing this classic work in a brand new edition complete with an introductory excerpt from 'Remembering Sion' by Ryan Desmond.

"The Riddle of the Sands - A Record of Secret Service Recently Achieved" is a 1903 novel by British-born Irish writer Erskine Childers (1870-1922). "The Riddle of the Sands" is a nautical tale of a two-man sailing trip along the German coast at the beginning of the twentieth century. An accomplished yachtsman, Childers uses this realistic and portentous story to warn Britain of the increasing threat posed by Germany before the First World War. Contents include: "The Letter", "The Dulcibella", "Davies", "Retrospect", "Wanted, A North Wind", "Schlei Fiord", "The Missing Page", "The Theory", "I Sign Articles", and "His Chance". Other notable works by this author include: "The Riddle of the Sands" (1903), "The Framework for Home Rule" (1911), and "War and the Arme Blanche" (1910). This classic work is now being republished in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with an excerpt from "Remembering Sion" by Ryan Desmond.