World War I (1914–1918) saw an unprecedented reliance on equine power, with an estimated 8 million horses, donkeys, and mules used during the conflict—many of whom perished due to exhaustion ...

The late American historian Paul Schroeder’s interpretation of the causes of World War I focuses on the breakdown of a ...

DOG: Did members of your family fight or help in World War One ... strong and we can get through the mud. Before the war I worked on a farm. HORSE 2: I was a family pet. We needed to walk for ...

American industry provided almost two-thirds of all the Allied military equipment produced during the war ... in the world, possessing a cavalry force of fifty thousand and using horses to ...