Description: Further DetailsTitle: Skis in the Art of WarCondition: NewISBN-10: 1501747401EAN: 9781501747403ISBN: 9781501747403Publisher: Northern Illinois University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 10/15/2019Description: K. B. E. E. Eimeleus was ahead of his time with his advocacy of ski training in the Russian armed forces. Employing terminology never before used in Russian to describe movements with which few were familiar, Skis in the Art of War gives a breakdown of the latest techniques at the time from Scandinavia and Finland. Eimeleus's work is an early and brilliant example of knowledge transfer from Scandinavia to Russia within the context of sport. Nearly three decades after he published his book, the Finnish army, employing many of the ideas first proposed by Eimeleus, used mobile ski troops to hold the Soviet Union at bay during the Winter War of 1939–40, and in response, the Soviet government organized a massive ski mobilization effort prior to the German invasion in 1941. The Soviet counteroffensive against Nazi Germany during the winter of 1941–42 owed much of its success to the Red Army ski battalions that had formed as a result of the ski mobilization. In this lucid translation that includes most of the original illustrations, scholar and former biathlon competitor William D. Frank collaborates with E. John B. Allen, known world-wide for his work on ski history.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 28gAuthor: K. B. E. E. EimeleusTranslator: William D. FrankContributor: William D. Frank (Translated by), E. John B. Allen (Introduction by)Genre: HistoryBook Series: NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian StudiesTopic: Military History, Sports & HobbiesItem Width: 27mmRelease Year: 2019 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Skis in the Art of War
Title: Skis in the Art of War
ISBN-10: 1501747401
EAN: 9781501747403
ISBN: 9781501747403
Release Date: 10/15/2019
Release Year: 2019
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Translator: William D. Frank
Contributor: E. John B. Allen (Introduction by)
Series: NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Book Title: Skis in the Art of War
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Item Height: 1 in
Topic: Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Skiing, Military / World War I
Publication Year: 2019
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Sports & Recreation, History
Item Weight: 32 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: K. B. E. E. Eimeleus
Book Series: Niu Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
