Ernest J. Davis oral history, 2005 [videorecording].

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Ernest J. Davis oral history, 2005 [videorecording].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/414543477

The interview provides information and personal observations about Davis' basic training at Camp Hale, Colo.; the horse cavalry and horses being used in battle at Mt. Sigliano and Riva Ridge where their primary role was patrolling and locating mine fields; how German horses was superior to Italian; celebrations at the end of the war; role of the British battalion in Italy; career as a professional in military training after the war; assignment to Saudi Arabia in 1965.

1 videodisc (21 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 videocassette (21 min. : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.) +1 envelope

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7437174

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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