The winter army: the World War II odyssey of the 10th Mountain Division, America's elite alpine warriors
(Book)
"At the start of World War II, the US Army had two cavalry divisions—and no mountain troops. The German Wehrmacht, in contrast, had many well-trained and battle-hardened mountain divisions, some of whom by 1943 blocked the Allied advance in the Italian campaign. Starting from scratch, the US Army developed a unique military fighting force, the 10th Mountain Division, drawn from the ranks of civilian skiers, mountaineers, and others with outdoor experience. The resulting mix of Ivy League students, park rangers, Olympic skiers, and European refugees formed the first specialized alpine fighting force in US history. By the time it deployed to Italy at the beginning of 1945, this ragtag group had coalesced into a tight-knit unit. In the months that followed, at a terrible cost, they spearheaded the Allied drive in Italy to final victory. Ranging from the ski slopes of Colorado to the towering cliffs of the Italian Alps, this is a saga of an unlikely band of soldiers forged in the heat of combat into a brotherhood whose legacy lives on in US mountain fighters to this day." --Book jacket.
Mountain warfare -- History -- 20th century.
Skis and skiing -- United States -- History.
United States. -- Army. -- Mountain Division, 10th -- History.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Mountain warfare.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
Notes
Isserman, M. (2019). The winter army: the World War II odyssey of the 10th Mountain Division, America's elite alpine warriors. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Isserman, Maurice. 2019. The Winter Army: The World War II Odyssey of the 10th Mountain Division, America's Elite Alpine Warriors. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Isserman, Maurice, The Winter Army: The World War II Odyssey of the 10th Mountain Division, America's Elite Alpine Warriors. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Isserman, Maurice. The Winter Army: The World War II Odyssey of the 10th Mountain Division, America's Elite Alpine Warriors. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.
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