In four (the third part consists of two volumes) volumes, one archive . The work that lost the competition, announced by Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich, for writing the history of the cavalry . However, the winner also decided not to print - not only in English, but also about the Russians - literally three lines. The commander of the 1st Leib-Dragoon Moscow regiment, His Majesty, did not hesitate to publish the work at his own expense, as a result of which he outstripped his competitor by 10 years, and we received two different stories of cavalry at once. Part 1. The Horse of the Ancient World . Part 2 . The Horse of the Middle Ages . Part 3 . Volume 1. Horsemen from the appearance of firearms to Gustav Adolf . Part 3 . Volume 2. Cavalry from Gustavus Adolphus to Frederick the Great.