Remembering the forgotten legions: The veteranization of British war horses, 1850-1950
Journal: SHAREOK (University of Oklahoma)
Year: 2015

My dissertation, entitled, "Remembering the Forgotten Legions: The Veteranization of British War Horses, 1850-1950," looks at the changing perceptions of war horses in the British military and society from nationalized brute resources to war veterans during the latter half of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century. I assert that the industrialization and mechanization of the British military and society precipitated a transformation in human-animal relations during th