Ski, Climb, Fight

The 10th Mountain Division and the Rise of Mountain Warfare (Campaigns and Commanders Series, Book 77)

De: Lance R. Blyth

Narrado por: Douglas R Pratt

Mountains, Carl von Clausewitz said, introduce a “retarding element” into warfare. To fight in mountains, armies must overcome this challenge via survival strategies and mobility. But the techniques and technologies for doing so are best found in civilian skiing and mountaineering communities, a situation almost unique to mountain warfare. Ski, Climb, Fight looks at how the 10th Mountain Division of World War II met this challenge and how the U.S. military does so today. The first military history of that storied division, the book is also the first general history of U.S. mountain warfare.

With a focus on strategy and doctrine, Lance R. Blyth explores how the military has adapted civilian gear and skills for surviving and moving in mountainous terrain to effectively conduct operations. He traces the long-standing but largely unexamined relationship between the civilian outdoor recreation industry and the military. Intertwining the history of the World War II 10th Mountain Division and U.S. mountain warfare with the history of American skiing and mountaineering, Ski, Climb, Fight is at once an unprecedented, in-depth account of one of the most celebrated military units of World War II and a fresh look at U.S. mountain warfare from its inception eighty years ago.

The book is published by University of Oklahoma Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

©2024 University of Oklahoma Press (P)2025 Redwood Audiobooks

Reseñas de la Crítica

“An important contribution..” (Maurice Isserman, author of The Winter Army)

“The most detailed book to date on the creation of the 10th Mountain Division...a highly recommended read.” (Peter Mansoor, author of The GI Offensive in Europe)

“A groundbreaking contribution to our understanding of the genesis and evolution of American military mountaineering.” (Chris Juergens, Anschutz Curator of Military History at History Colorado)