The author masterfully blends intellectual, economic, and military history into a fascinating discussion of a great moral question for generations of Americans:

Horses and horsemen played central roles in modern European warfare from the Renaissance to the Great War of 1914-1918, not only determining victory in battle,

A collection of on-the-spot reportage and essays from some of horse racing's most prominent writers.

Tells the story of Clough's rise to national fame, his messianic adoration at Derby and his jealous political tussle with the chairman Sam Longson and the ultim