by Christian Beckwith | Jan 12, 2024 | Unabridged
Episode 8: Gear Heads, Part 1 is the first segment of our two-part mini-series that examines the equipment, clothing and food developed, at great expense, for the 10th Mountain Division. Not only did this development make the soldiers’ ability to train for...
by Christian Beckwith | Oct 26, 2023 | Unabridged
Featuring original and previously unpublished research, this Unabridged version of Episode 7 reveals the untold story of H. Adams Carter, the Harvard Five, and their groundbreaking efforts to make the 10th Mountain Division the best-trained, best-fed, best-equipped...
by Christian Beckwith | Jul 27, 2023 | Unabridged
Available only to you, our Patrons, this Unabridged version of Episode 6 follows the mountain troops to Mount Rainier National Park where, in the middle of February 1942, they began their ski training at one of the best places a soldier could ever learn to ski—a place...
by Christian Beckwith | Jun 7, 2023 | Unabridged
Episode 5: Paradise Available only to Patrons, this Unabridged version of Episode 5 explores the pivotal period from late 1941 until early 1942 when the War Department activated the 87th Infantry Mountain Regiment, America’s very first test force for cold-weather and...
by Christian Beckwith | Mar 22, 2023 | Unabridged
Available only to our community of patrons, this Unabridged version of Episode 4 takes a deep dive into the US Army’s experimental ski patrols of 1940-1941, and the events that led to the activation of the 1st Battalion (Reinforced), 87th Mountain Infantry at...
by Christian Beckwith | Feb 4, 2023 | Unabridged
Available only to Patrons, this Unabridged version of Episode 3 explores the 10th Mountain Division’s backstory in the lead-up to America’s entry into World War II. The episode includes interviews with Chris Juergens, PhD, the Anschutz Curator of Military...
