Ep 240: Lance R. Blyth on Mountain Warfare

School of War · Oct 17, 2025 · 56m

Lance R. Blyth, command historian at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and author of Ski, Climb, Fight: The 10th Mountain Division and the Rise of Mountain Warfare, joins the show to discuss the history and tactics of fighting at altitude.

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Times

• 01:31 Introduction

• 01:41 Marine

• 04:55 L.A. riots

• 07:22 From horses to skis

• 10:13 Antecedents

• 13:56 Advantage

• 15:40 The Germans

• 17:55 The Winter War

• 22:51 French surrender

• 25:58 Specialized divisions

• 31:37 Volunteers

• 33:49 Training

• 36:50 Delay and Italy

• 42:16 No doctrine

• 45:29 The Gothic Line

• 52:00 Success…