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Alpine Elite: German Mountain Troops of World War II
Alpine Elite: German Mountain Troops of World War II
Author: James Lucas
Condition: Fair
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Alpine Elite: German Mountain Troops of World War II presents a vivid, ground‑level study of the Gebirgsjäger—Nazi Germany’s elite mountain infantry—tracing their rigorous training, specialized equipment and daring operations across the snowbound peaks of Norway and the Balkans to the rugged passes of the Caucasus. Drawing on firsthand accounts and meticulous research, James Lucas combines operational analysis with personal narratives to illuminate tactical innovation, high‑altitude resilience, unit camaraderie and the psychological strains of mountain warfare, revealing both the triumphs and tragedies unique to alpine combat in WWII.
Published by Jane’s in 1980 (226 p., 24 cm) and authored by James Sidney Lucas, this non‑fiction regimental history serves as both a narrative and a research reference: it includes an index and is built around firsthand testimony and rare photographs. Catalogue records imply illustrative material typical of Jane’s military format, though specific maps or diagrams are not explicitly confirmed; the book remains especially valuable to military‑history enthusiasts and researchers interested in unit‑level operations, mountain‑warfare doctrine and the lived experience of elite infantry in extreme environments.
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Keywords, content and topics in this Book
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Basic Bibliographic Information
Title: Alpine Elite: German Mountain Troops of World War II
Author: James Sidney Lucas
Publisher: Jane’s (London; New York)
Publication year: 1980
Type of Book
Non-fiction
Military history
Regimental / unit history (German mountain troops)
Main Focus & Subject Matter
German Gebirgsjäger (mountain troops)
World War II – mountain warfare
World War II – German Army unit-level operations
Elite / specialized infantry formations
Theater(s) of War
Nations / Sides Involved
Germany
Axis forces (German perspective focus)
Military Branch / Unit Type
German Army (Heer)
Gebirgsjäger (mountain infantry)
Specialist mountain troops
Form & Approach
Operational and tactical overview of units
Includes index (research/reference oriented)
Visual / Illustrative Content
Illustrations are implied by the physical description (“226 p. : 24 cm”) and typical Jane’s military format, but specific details on photos, maps, or diagrams are not explicitly listed in the accessible catalog record; therefore, no specific visual-content keyword can be verified from available data.
Operations, Campaigns, and Topics (as far as verifiable from catalog data)
Mountain warfare doctrine and practice (World War II)
Combat in alpine and mountainous terrain
Training, organization, and employment of German mountain units (inferred from “regimental histories” and “mountain warfare” subject headings)
Weapons, Vehicles, Leaders
No specific weapons, vehicles, or individual commanders are named in the accessible bibliographic and subject descriptions; reliable data to identify particular equipment or personalities from this book alone is not available in these sources, so they are not listed as keywords.
Library / Subject Classification Keywords
Descriptive Keywords and Tags (Content-Grounded)
German mountain troops
Gebirgsjäger units
Alpine operations (World War II)
Elite infantry formations
High-altitude combat
Specialized training for mountain warfare
German Army formations – World War II
Operational history of German units
Tactical use of terrain in World War II
European land campaigns – German perspective
Book Condition: Fair
Book Condition: Fair
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