Swift of foot, like lightning on his wonderful horse the Arab soldier has long been the subject of art, poetry, and prose. Oven burning sands and in desert places where the ordinary man may... See full summary
Arab Troops (French Algiers) (1914) Online
- Original Title :
- Arab Troops (French Algiers)
- Genre :
- Movie / Documentary / Short
- Year :
- 1914
- Type :
- Movie
- Rating :
- 6.6/10
Swift of foot, like lightning on his wonderful horse the Arab soldier has long been the subject of art, poetry, and prose. Oven burning sands and in desert places where the ordinary man may not pass, the Arab is at home and happy. The farther his horizon of desolation stretches away from civilization, the better he likes it. Greatly feared and respected as a warrior down through the centuries from the days of the ancient Carthaginians, the Arab soldier today forms a most serviceable branch of the great French army. Unlike the other European armies, however, but better suited to his particular desert needs he has an added branch or fight force, the camel, cavalry which is one of the most efficient of the military departments. Due to his adaptability to desert marches the camel, fast of toot and almost tireless, can take the Arab soldier where man or horse could not go. As a fighting machine the camel seems to recognize his worth and seems to delight in the drills and long rangy canters...
Original French title is undetermined.