World War II Winter and Mountain Warfare Tactics

Dr Stephen Bull, Mr Steve Noon

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English

Osprey
01 April 2013

History; Second World War; Military tactics

Series: Elite

The twentieth century saw an unprecedented emphasis on fighting in all terrains, seasons and weather conditions. Such conditions made even basic survival difficult as subzero temperatures caused weapons to jam, engines to seize up and soldiers to suffer frostbite, snow blindness and hypothermia. The conditions often favoured small groups of mobile, lightly armed soldiers, rather than the armoured forces or air power that dominated other combat environments. Some European armies developed small numbers of specialist alpine troops before and during World War I, but these proved to be insufficient as nearly all the major combatants of World War II found themselves fighting for extended periods in extremely hostile cold-weather and/or alpine environments. Drawing upon manuals, memoirs and unit histories and illustrated with period tactical diagrams and specially commissioned full-colour artwork, this study sheds new light on the winter-warfare tactics and techniques of the US, British, German, Soviet and Finnish armies of World War II.

By: Dr Stephen Bull
Illustrated by: Mr Steve Noon
Imprint: Osprey
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 193
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 184mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 250g
ISBN: 9781849087124
ISBN 10: 1849087121
Series: Elite
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 01 April 2013
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

DR STEPHEN BULL is Curator of Military History and Archaeology for Lancashire Museums, with particular responsibility for local regimental collections, and is a consultant for the University of Oxford on World War I projects. He has previously worked at the National Army Museum and the BBC in London. A Member of the Institute of Archaeologists, he has also appeared in the TV series Battlefield Detectives, Lost Treasures, and Instruments of Death. His other books include six Osprey titles - two on World War I, and four on World War II.

Reviews for World War II Winter and Mountain Warfare Tactics

Any military history collection will find this a solid discussion of the training, equipment and special approaches winter warfare required, with chapters based on both wartime manuals and critiques of what actually happened during combat. A specific 'must' for any military collection! --The Midwest Book Review (July 2013)