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The winter army : the World War II odyssey of the 10th Mountain Division, America's elite alpine warriors
- Title
- The winter army : the World War II odyssey of the 10th Mountain Division, America's elite alpine warriors / Maurice Isserman.
- Author
- Isserman, Maurice
- Publication
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.
- ©2019
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Details
- Description
- xv, 318 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "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.
- The German Wehrmacht 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. Deploying to Italy in 1945, they 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. -- adapted from jacket
- Alternative Title
- World War II odyssey of the 10th Mountain Division, America's elite alpine warriors
- World War Two odyssey of the Tenth Mountain Division, America's elite alpine warriors.
- Subject
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th > History
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th
- World War (1939-1945)
- 1900-1999
- World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States
- Mountain troops > Training of > United States
- Skis and skiing > United States > History
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Italy
- World War, 1939-1945 > Mountain warfare
- Mountain warfare > History > 20th century
- HISTORY / Military / World War II
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- Military campaigns
- Mountain warfare
- Regimental histories
- Skis and skiing
- Italy
- United States
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- "Always Forward" -- Origins, 1940-41: "Soldiers Out of Skiers" -- Training, 1942: "Ninety Pounds of Rucksack" -- Camp Hale, 1943: "Heaven and Hell" -- Kiska, 1943: "This Little Expedition" -- Camp Hale and Camp Swift, 1944: "We'll Be Playing for Keeps before Long" -- Italy, December 23, 1944-February 18, 1945: "Still Green" -- Italy, February 19-April 13, 1945: "Front Line Soldiers" -- Italy, April 14-May 3, 1945: "All Those Fine Young Men" -- Epilogue: "Among My Souvenirs".
- Call Number
- JFE 20-1391
- ISBN
- 9781328871435
- 1328871436
- LCCN
- 2019009836
- 40029464980
- OCLC
- 1080246926
- Author
- Isserman, Maurice, author.
- Title
- The winter army : the World War II odyssey of the 10th Mountain Division, America's elite alpine warriors / Maurice Isserman.
- Publisher
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Other Form:
- Online version: Isserman, Maurice, author. Winter army Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019 9781328871190 (DLC) 2019012409
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40029464980
- Research Call Number
- JFE 20-1391