Skis In The Art Of War
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Skis In The Art Of War
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Author : K. B. E. E. Eimeleus
language : en
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
Release Date : 2019-10-15
Skis In The Art Of War written by K. B. E. E. Eimeleus and has been published by Northern Illinois University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-15 with History categories.
K. B. E. E. Eimeleus was ahead of his time with his advocacy of ski training in the Russian armed forces. Employing terminology never before used in Russian to describe movements with which few were familiar, Skis in the Art of War gives a breakdown of the latest techniques at the time from Scandinavia and Finland. Eimeleus's work is an early and brilliant example of knowledge transfer from Scandinavia to Russia within the context of sport. Nearly three decades after he published his book, the Finnish army, employing many of the ideas first proposed by Eimeleus, used mobile ski troops to hold the Soviet Union at bay during the Winter War of 1939–40, and in response, the Soviet government organized a massive ski mobilization effort prior to the German invasion in 1941. The Soviet counteroffensive against Nazi Germany during the winter of 1941–42 owed much of its success to the Red Army ski battalions that had formed as a result of the ski mobilization. In this lucid translation that includes most of the original illustrations, scholar and former biathlon competitor William D. Frank collaborates with E. John B. Allen, known world-wide for his work on ski history.
Skis In The Art Of War
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Author : William D. Frank
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-09
Skis In The Art Of War written by William D. Frank and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09 with categories.
Climb To Conquer
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Author : Peter Shelton
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2014-08-05
Climb To Conquer written by Peter Shelton and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-05 with History categories.
Few stories from the "greatest generation" are as unforgettable -- or as little known -- as that of the 10th Mountain Division. Today a versatile light infantry unit deployed around the world, the 10th began in 1941 as a crew of civilian athletes with a passion for mountains and snow. In this vivid history, adventure writer Peter Shelton follows the unique division from its conception on a Vermont ski hill, through its dramatic World War II coming-of-age, to the ultimate revolution it inspired in American outdoor life. In the late-1930s United States, rock climbing and downhill skiing were relatively new sports. But World War II brought a need for men who could handle extreme mountainous conditions -- and the elite 10th Mountain Division was born. Everything about it was unprecedented: It was the sole U.S. Army division trained on snow and rock, the only division ever to grow out of a sport. It had an un-matched number of professional athletes, college scholars, and potential officer candidates, and as the last U.S. division to enter the war in Europe, it suffered the highest number of casualties per combat day. This is the 10th's surprising, suspenseful, and often touching story. Drawing on years of interviews and research, Shelton re-creates the ski troops' lively, extensive, and sometimes experimental training and their journey from boot camp to the Italian Apennines. There, scaling a 1,500-foot "unclimbable" cliff face in the dead of night, they stunned their enemy and began the eventual rout of the German armies from northern Italy. It was a self-selecting elite, a brotherhood in sport and spirit. And those who survived (including the Sierra Club's David Brower, Aspen Skiing Corporation founder Friedl Pfeifer, and Nike cofounder Bill Bowerman, who developed the waffle-sole running shoe) turned their love of mountains into the thriving outdoor industry that has transformed the way Americans see (and play in) the natural world.
Everyone To Skis
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Author : William D. Frank
language : en
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
Release Date : 2013-10-31
Everyone To Skis written by William D. Frank and has been published by Northern Illinois University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-31 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Nowhere in the world was the sport of biathlon, a combination of cross-country skiing and rifle marksmanship, taken more seriously than in the Soviet Union, and no other nation garnered greater success at international venues. From the introduction of modern biathlon in 1958 to the USSR's demise in 1991, athletes representing the Soviet Union won almost half of all possible medals awarded in world championship and Olympic competition. Yet more than sheer technical skill created Soviet superiority in biathlon. The sport embodied the Soviet Union's culture, educational system and historical experience and provided the perfect ideological platform to promote the state's socialist viewpoint and military might, imbuing the sport with a Cold War sensibility that transcended the government's primary quest for post-war success at the Olympics. William D. Frank's book is the first comprehensive analysis of how the Soviet government interpreted the sport of skiing as a cultural, ideological, political and social tool throughout the course of seven decades. In the beginning, the Soviet Union owned biathlon, and so the stories of both the state and the event are inseparable. Through the author's unique perspective on biathlon as a former nationally-ranked competitor and current professor of Soviet history, Everyone to Skis! will appeal to students and scholars of Russian and Soviet history as well as to general readers with an interest in skiing and the development of twentieth-century sport.
The Winter Army
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Author : Maurice Isserman
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Release Date : 2019
The Winter Army written by Maurice Isserman and has been published by Houghton Mifflin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with History categories.
"The epic story of the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division, whose elite soldiers broke the last line of German defenses in Italy's mountains in 1945, spearheading the Allied advance to the Alps and final victory."--Provided by publisher.
From Skisport To Skiing
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Author : E. John B. Allen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
From Skisport To Skiing written by E. John B. Allen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Sports & Recreation categories.
"The first full-length study of skiing in the United States, this book traces the history of the sport from its utilitarian origins to its advent as a purely recreational and competitive activity." "During the mid-1800s, inhabitants of frontier mining communities in the Sierra and Rocky mountains used skis for many practical reasons, including mail and supply delivery, hunting, and railroad repair. In some towns skis were so common that, according to one California newspaper, "the ladies do nearly all their shopping and visiting on them."" "But it was Norwegian immigrants in the Midwest, clinging to their homeland traditions, who first organized the skisport. Through the founding of local clubs and the National Ski Association, this ethnic group dominated American skiing until the 1930s." "At this time, a wave of German immigrants infused America with the ethos of what we today call Alpine skiing. This type of skiing became increasingly popular, especially in the East among wealthy collegians committed to the romantic pursuit of the "strenuous life." Ski clubs proliferated in towns and on college campuses and specialized resorts cropped up from New England to California. At the same time, skiing became mechanized with tows and lifts, and the blossoming equipment and fashion industries made a business of the sport." "On the eve of World War II, as the book concludes its story, all the elements were in place for the explosion in recreational and competitive skiing that erupted after 1945."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Skiing And The Art Of Carving
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Author : Ellen Post Foster
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Skiing And The Art Of Carving written by Ellen Post Foster and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This is a book about refining the technique of skiing. It shows how to carve true arcs on traditional skis and carve extreme arcs on deep sidecut skis. It aims to tone a skier's skills to the maximum, whether he is a beginner or an accomplished skier.
At War S Summit
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Author : Alexander Statiev
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-06-28
At War S Summit written by Alexander Statiev and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-28 with History categories.
Recreates the harsh mountain warfare during the Wehrmacht's and Red Army's clash on the highest battlefield of World War Two.
Skis Against The Atom
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Author : Knut Haukelid
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1954
Skis Against The Atom written by Knut Haukelid and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1954 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
Powder Days
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Author : Heather Hansman
language : en
Publisher: Harlequin
Release Date : 2021-11-09
Powder Days written by Heather Hansman and has been published by Harlequin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
*A Boston Globe Bestseller!* *An Outside Magazine Book Club Pick!* *Winner of the International Ski Association's Ullr Book Award!* "A sparkling account."—Wall Street Journal An electrifying adventure into the rich history of skiing and the modern heart of ski-bum culture, from one of America's most preeminent ski journalists The story of skiing is, in many ways, the story of America itself. Blossoming from the Tenth Mountain Division in World War II, the sport took hold across the country, driven by adventurers seeking the rush of freedom that only cold mountain air could provide. As skiing gained in popularity, mom-and-pop backcountry hills gave way to groomed trails and eventually the megaresorts of today. Along the way, the pioneers and diehards—the ski bums—remained the beating heart of the scene. Veteran ski journalist and former ski bum Heather Hansman takes readers on an exhilarating journey into the hidden history of American skiing, offering a glimpse into an underexplored subculture from the perspective of a true insider. Hopping from Vermont to Colorado, Montana to West Virginia, Hansman profiles the people who have built their lives around a cold-weather obsession. Along the way she reckons with skiing's problematic elements and investigates how the sport is evolving in the face of the existential threat of climate change.