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The Ski Troops
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Author : Hal Burton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
The Ski Troops written by Hal Burton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with History categories.
The story of the Tenth Mountain Division of the U.S. Army from its conception by an amateur sportsman to its 114 days of fighting--on skis--during the Po Valley breakthrough in Italy during World War II. The author tells much of the history of the use and development of skis.
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.
Boys Of Winter
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Author : Charles J. Sanders
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2018-05-14
Boys Of Winter written by Charles J. Sanders and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-14 with History categories.
“An immensely valuable and substantial addition to 10th Mountain literature and to the history of skiing in the United States.” —International Ski History Association The Boys of Winter tells the true story of three young American ski champions and their brutal, heroic, and fateful transformation from athletes to infantrymen with the 10th Mountain Division. Charles J. Sanders’s fast-paced narrative draws on dozens of interviews and extensive research to trace these boys’ lives from childhood to championships and from training at Mount Rainier and in the Colorado Rockies to battles against the Nazis. “The Boys of Winter perfectly captures the spirit of the men who made the division what it was, as well as the spirit of those troopers who survived to help shape the postwar world.” —John Imbrie, 10th Mountain Division historian and coeditor of Good Times and Bad Times “Focusing on the lives, and the deaths, of three young men from vastly different backgrounds, Sanders traces the history of the U.S. Army’s Tenth Mountain Division from its inception, training in Washington and Colorado, first blooding in the Aleutians, and finally, to deployment to Italy in 1945 . . . The Boys of Winter is a sensitive tribute.” —Western Historical Quarterly “Sanders distills the complicated and years-long saga of the creation of America’s ski troops into an intensely personal story . . . [And] doesn’t shy away from a question that haunts the survivors of the division, and the families of those who never returned.” —The Durango Herald
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.
Against All Odds
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Author : William Burr
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-05-09
Against All Odds written by William Burr and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-09 with categories.
It is 1936 when Suzi joins the American Ski Team and competes in the Winter Olympic games in Nazi Germany, wins third place in the combined event, and is frowned on by Hitler because she is a Jew. Years later, she is recruited to assist the outnumbered Finnish ski troops in their desperate fight against overwhelming Russian armies invading Finland. Fighting side by side with local hunters and farmers, plus a few volunteers, she struggles against horrendous cold weather, backbreaking treks on skis into enemy territory, and a daunting Arctic romance. No matter how bravely her people fought, tiny Finland finally gives way to the Russian onslaught. Having proven the need for fighting ski troops, Suzi and her team come to the United States to form the first brigade of winter soldiers in the American Army, a unit that becomes the nucleus for the 10th Mountain Division. Later in the war, when Russia becomes an ally of the US, she is sent on an intelligence gathering mission to a city on the Pacific coast of Russia just north of Japan's main islands and becomes involved in one of the first signs of the coming cold war between Russia and the US. Over and over in mission after mission, Suzi proves herself as tough and smart as any soldier, male or female.
Climb To Conquer
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Author : Peter Shelton
language : en
Publisher: Scribner
Release Date : 2011-05-16
Climb To Conquer written by Peter Shelton and has been published by Scribner this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-16 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.
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.
Uphill With The Ski Troops
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Author : Oley Kohlman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Uphill With The Ski Troops written by Oley Kohlman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Ski troops categories.
Military Ski Manual
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Author : Frank Harper
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1943
Military Ski Manual written by Frank Harper and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1943 with Military mountaineering categories.
The Lost Russian Ski Brigade
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Author : Väinö Mononen
language : en
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
Release Date : 2024-02-01
The Lost Russian Ski Brigade written by Väinö Mononen and has been published by BoD - Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-01 with History categories.
THE LOST RUSSIAN SKI BRIGADE A hard fate in the Finnish Winter War The work talks about a special operation in the Finnish Winter War in early 1940 and the harshness of winter warfare in Kuhmo in extremely demanding wilderness conditions. The superiority of the Red Army was overwhelming, and it already looked like they would make a breakthrough. But it turned out differently. Colonel Siilasvuo's 9th Division got its lines in order and positioned itself for resistance. The division stopped and tied up the attacking enemy forces on their route of entry. When the actual movement of the Red Army on the main roads became difficult and finally stopped completely, they tried to advance from outside the roads by bringing ski troops to help their own troops. Finns became familiar with one and feared division Dolin's ski brigade. The gathering started a special series of events, which will have its equal in the entire Finnish Winter War. In Russia, even to this day, people wonder where their ski brigade of a couple of thousand valuables disappeared in just a few days. The work contains several narratives, various statistics and war diary excerpts, color and black-and-white photographs and Finnish-language sketch maps, as well as the work's extensive list of contents and sources. MKT, nonfiction writer Väinö Mononen Website: www.sotatutkija.jimdo.com