The Winter Army by Maurice Isserman

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/128596 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Winter Army Author: Maurice Isserman Narrator: Brian Troxell Format: mp3 Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins Release date: 03-13-21 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 56 ratings Genres: Germany Publisher's Summary: At the start of World War II, the US Army had two cavalry divisions - and no mountain troops. The German Wehrmacht, in contrast, had many well-trained and battle-hardened mountain divisions, some of whom by 1943 blocked the Allied advance in the Italian campaign. Starting from scratch, the US Army developed a unique military fighting force, the 10th Mountain Division, drawn from the ranks of civilian skiers, mountaineers, and others with outdoor experience.