Eisenhower photo collage
Dwight D. Eisenhower
 Presidential Library and Museum 
PO Box 339 �  200 SE 4th Street �  Abilene, KS 67410 �  785.263.6700 �  877.RING.IKE  
www.eisenhower.archives.gov
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 12, 2013 
Samantha Kenner, Communications Director
785.263.6764  |  877.RING.IKE 
Author to Discuss U.S. Cavalry During WWII
ABILENE, Kan. - Author Gary Palmer will discuss his book, The U.S. Cavalry - Time of Transition, 1938-1944: Horses to Mechanization on July 20 at 11 a.m. in the Visitors Center Auditorium at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. The program is free and open to the public.

Time of Transition: U.S. Calvary During the 1930s and into World War II, the U.S. Cavalry wrestled with a fundamental question: should its horses be retired and replaced with tanks and other mechanized vehicles or should the horse remain the mainstay of the cavalry? Time of Transition is a volume of military history that salutes the pioneers who stood at the crossroads of tradition and modernization and courageously grappled with the challenges of change.

Palmer was an aviator in the U.S. Navy for 10 years. He flew the E-2A Hawkeye, a tactical early warning aircraft, during the Vietnam War. Following his military service, Palmer joined the San Diego Sheriff's Department while simultaneously serving as a tank commander in the Army National Guard.

Meanwhile, in 1994, Palmer became interested in his father's World War II service with the 106th Cavalry Group. Ten years in the making, Time of Transition is Palmer's tribute to his father who served in the 106th Cavalry Group during World War II. He deftly blends official wartime records with fresh interviews, stories and rare photos from personal and archival collections.

Guardsmen and regular Army cavalry troops relate their inspiring wartime stories. Palmer also uncovers the behind-the-scenes activities of the War Department, Army General Staff, and other military units as they test the firepower of the traditional horse cavalry against the new technology of tanks, jeeps and other mechanized vehicles.

Copies of The U.S. Cavalry - Time of Transition, 1938-1944: Horses to Mechanization will be available for sale in the gift shop. A book signing will follow the discussion.

This program supplements the World War II Remembered: Leaders, Battles & Heroes exhibit currently on display in the Museum. The exhibit is a three-year commemoration of WWII marking the 70th anniversaries of the war and its aftermath. A number of supplemental public programs will be scheduled. Check the calendar on www.eisenhower.archives.gov for upcoming dates.
The Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home, a nonpartisan federal institution, is part of the Presidential Libraries network operated by the National Archives and Records Administration. Presidential Libraries promote understanding of the presidency and the American experience. We preserve and provide access to historical materials, support research, and create interactive programs and exhibits that educate and inspire.
 
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