Lance R. Blyth, command historian at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and author of <a href="https://a.co/d/0AaAvYK">Ski, Climb, Fight: The 10th Mountain Division and the Rise of Mountain Warfare</a>, joins the show to discuss the history and tactics of fighting at altitude.       
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    •      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
    •      55:35 Afghanistan

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