Training for Mountain and Winter Warfare
Author: Thomas P. Goven
Publisher: Merriam Press
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 63
ISBN-13: 1576381579
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The Winter Army
Author: Maurice Isserman
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 341
ISBN-13: 1328871436
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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.
Forging the 10th Mountain Division for War, 1940-45
Author: Justin J. Chabalko
Publisher:
Published: 2019
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781940804552
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"As the US Army faces new and uncertain challenges across the globe, the need to create new capabilities in organizations, doctrine, and equipment is critical. As new threats in the sea, air, land, space, and cyber domains appear, it is vital for the Army to produce capable and well-equipped formations that are prepared to adapt and meet any challenges. This work examines the relationship between peace-time innovation and combat adaptation. It uses the history of the 10th Mountain Division as a historical example of how the Army faced threats in multiple areas of the world. In response, it innovated to create a new capability to fight in the mountains. Using new techniques, it recruited highly experienced volunteers, then developed training and equipment to build a new capability for the US Army. As a result of this innovation, the 10th Mountain Division exemplified a highly adaptive and successful formation in combat. The War Department's ability to leverage innovation to create an adaptive organization is relevant to the contemporary Army and how it looks at the current challenges of multi-domain battle and Army War Fighting Challenges"--
Training for Mountain and Winter Warfare
Author: Ray Merriam Merriam (author)
Publisher:
Published: 1901
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781576384503
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLeader's Book: Mountain Warfare and Cold Weather Operations
Author: U. S. Department U.S. Department of the Army
Publisher:
Published: 2020-06-27
Total Pages: 138
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReleased April 2020. This handbook is for leader training for operating in a mountainous environment. This is the first edition of this handbook, based on first-hand observations and a review of current and past Army doctrine and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) by operational advisors from or attached to the Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG). Recently, many additional Army references dealing with this subject have been created or updated, following more than 10 years of combat experience and identification of best practices in the mountains of Afghanistan. These documents address individual or squad-level tasks and concerns. In this handbook, AWG will address the principal gap of informing leaders and staff of the considerations necessary to plan, operate, fight, and win in mountainous terrain at the company level and above. Many charts, references, and examples from other Army publications are incorporated into this handbook where appropriate. The information contained in this handbook is a result of observations made by AWG unit members conducting operations in mountainous terrain worldwide, and a review of Army doctrine. The Army Mountain Warfare School, Northern Warfare Training Center, Ranger Training Brigade, sister-services, and allied institutions provided additional insights. The observations in this handbook are Geographic Combatant Command (GCC) agnostic and adaptable to mountain operations throughout the world. Mountains present leaders and units with unique challenges that compound existing difficult combat realities. The adverse environmental conditions in the mountains can make basic tasks seem almost impossible.
Training for Mountain and Winter Warfare
Author: Thomas Payne Govan
Publisher:
Published: 1946
Total Pages: 18
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAt War's Summit
Author: Alexander Statiev
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2018-06-28
Total Pages: 457
ISBN-13: 1108424627
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRecreates the harsh mountain warfare during the Wehrmacht's and Red Army's clash on the highest battlefield of World War Two.
Training for Mountain and Winter Warfare
Author: Thomas P Govan
Publisher:
Published: 2020-09-15
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 9781716579004
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis general study of the experiments in mountain and winter warfare training from 1940 to 1944 was designed as an introduction to the histories of the Mountain Training Center and the 10th Mountain Division. Its purpose was to trace the development of mountain and winter warfare training from its inception in 1940 to its termination in 1944. Considerable controversy attended the decisions of the War Department concerning mountain and winter warfare. This study was confined to an account of the actual decisions and the reasons for which they were made. This is an entirely new edition, with the addition of numerous photographs and an Historical Background chapter. Originally published in 1946 as "Study No. 23: The Army Ground Forces: Training for Mountain and Winter Warfare". A Merriam Press World War 2 History.
Training for Mountain and Winter Warfare
Author: Ray Merriam
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Published: 2012-02-29
Total Pages: 74
ISBN-13: 9781470150457
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMerriam Press Military Monograph 34. Third Edition (February 2012). This is a brand new edition of "Study No. 23: The Army Ground Forces: Training for Mountain and Winter Warfare," originally published in 1946. This general study of the experiments in mountain and winter warfare training from 1940 to 1944 was designed as an introduction to the histories of the Mountain Training Center and the 10th Mountain Division. Its purpose was to trace the development of mountain and winter warfare training from its inception in 1940 to its termination in 1944. Considerable controversy attended the decisions of the War Department concerning mountain and winter warfare. This study was confined to an account of the actual decisions and the reasons for which they were made. This is not a facsimile reprint but an entirely new edition, with the addition of numerous photographs. Contents: The Problem and Initial Plans; Tests and Training in Winter Warfare 1940-41; Plans for Training in High Mountains 1940-41; Organization and Training for Mountain and Winter Warfare under Army Ground Forces; Training at Camp Carson and Camp Hale 1942-43; Mountain Training in West Virginia; The Formation of the 10th Light Division (Alpine) 1943; Termination of Mountain Training; 53 photos.
Climb to Conquer
Author: Peter Shelton
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2014-08-05
Total Pages: 303
ISBN-13: 0743253531
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFew 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.
