World War II Winter and Mountain Warfare Tactics

Name: World War II Winter and Mountain Warfare Tactics
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ISBN: 9781849087124

ISBN-10: 1849087121

ISBN-13: 9781849087124

Edition: 2013

Authors: Stephen Bull, Steve Noon

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The 20th 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. Drawing upon manuals, memoirs and unit histories 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.

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 4/23/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 64
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.68" long x 0.23" tall
Weight: 0.462
Language: English

Habib Davanloo is Professor of Psychiatry at McGill University, Montreal, and Senior Consultant at McGill University Health Centre, The Montreal General Hospital, Quebec. He was founding editor of the International Journal of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy.



Introduction


The historical background


German preparations pre-war


The parameters of combat: climate and terrain - different types of cold, different types of snow


The effects of wind


'Motti' Tactics: Finland, 1939-40


Reconnaissance, and stopping


Attacking, and cutting


Isolation, and annihilation


Opportunism and planning


The value and limitations of skis


The Western Allies in Norway, 1940


Intervention in Finland planned, January-February 1940


Norway, April-June 1940


The British & US response


The Soviet Tactical Response: Combat in Winter (1941)


Movement


Digging-in


Concealment


Anti-tank defence


Patrolling


Route preparation


The attack


The defence


Study of War Experience (Autumn 1942)


Disaster on the Ostfront, 1941/42


Hitler's overconfidence


Emergency clothing - 'Winter Fritz'


Taschenbuch fï¿½r den Winterkrieg (1942): Morale


The rasputitsa


Snow conditions - tactical lessons


Movement & orientation


Clearing routes


Railways


Clothing - padding & camouflage


Equipment


Shelters & food


German Ski Training & Tactics, 1942-44


Ski training


Tactical organization and movement


The fire-fight


Techniques Perfected, 1943-45


Great Britain: Operations in Snow and Mountain Warfare (1943)


German Mountain Warfare (US appreciation, 1944)


Conclusions


Select Bibliography


Index