From the siege of Leningrad to the Battle of the Bulge, many of the most famous and brutal battles of World War II were fought in winter conditions. This book describes and illustrates the tactics used by the men who fought one another in this uniquely demanding environment.
From the siege of Leningrad to the Battle of the Bulge, many of the most famous and brutal battles of World War II were fought in winter conditions. This book describes and illustrates the tactics used by the men who fought one another in this uniquely demanding environment.
Introduction: strategic and tactical constraints of terrain and climate on military operations Pre war background work: British Polar Institute Indian Army European Alpine troops transport, sleds and skis Russo Finnish Winter War of 1939 40: materials and experience 'motti' tactics Narvik 1940 Norwegian experience establishment of British Commando Schools The Russian Front, 1941: Russian tactics, German inadequacies and improvisation German responses 1942 44: winter warfare and ski troop manuals US responses: manuals 1941 44 tactical training clothing and equipment Italy, 1943 45: mountain warfare mule transport The West, 1944 45: British in the Netherlands Battle of the Bulge snow camouflage Conclusions Bibliography
Introduction: strategic and tactical constraints of terrain and climate on military operations Pre war background work: British Polar Institute Indian Army European Alpine troops transport, sleds and skis Russo Finnish Winter War of 1939 40: materials and experience 'motti' tactics Narvik 1940 Norwegian experience establishment of British Commando Schools The Russian Front, 1941: Russian tactics, German inadequacies and improvisation German responses 1942 44: winter warfare and ski troop manuals US responses: manuals 1941 44 tactical training clothing and equipment Italy, 1943 45: mountain warfare mule transport The West, 1944 45: British in the Netherlands Battle of the Bulge snow camouflage Conclusions Bibliography
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