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The 10th Mountain Division and Mountain Warfare
Lance R. Blyth will discuss his book, Ski, Climb, Fight: The 10th Mountain Division and the Rise of Mountain Warfare, tracing the long-standing but largely unexamined relationship between the civilian outdoor recreation industry and the military—a relationship that figures in almost every aspect of military operations in mountainous terrain. 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.
About the Presenter
Lance R. Blyth is Command Historian of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the U.S. Northern Command. He is also Adjunct Professor of History at the United States Air Force Academy and an experienced backcountry skier.