Maurice Isserman
Auteur de America Divided: The Civil War of the 1960s
A propos de l'auteur
Maurice Isserman is the Publius Virgilius Rogers Professor of American History at Hamilton College. His prize-winning books include Fallen Giants, which won the prestigious Banff Mountain Book Festival prize for best mountaineering history. He lives in Clinton, New York.
Notice de désambiguation :
(eng) Maurice Isserman is the pseudonym of James L. Ferguson.
Crédit image: By Gail Haile as "work for hire" - files of Maurice Isserman, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4785225
Œuvres de Maurice Isserman
Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes (2008) 97 exemplaires
The Winter Army: The World War II Odyssey of the 10th Mountain Division, America's Elite Alpine Warriors (2019) 92 exemplaires
Which Side Were You On?: The American Communist Party During the Second World War (1982) 29 exemplaires
Oeuvres associées
The Other America: Poverty in the United States (1962) — Avant-propos, quelques éditions — 731 exemplaires
Cold War Triumphalism: The Misuse of History After the Fall of Communism (2004) — Contributeur — 41 exemplaires
Exploration In The World Of The Middle Ages, 500-1500 (Discovery & Exploration) (2005) — Directeur de publication — 24 exemplaires
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- Nom légal
- James L. Ferguson
- Date de naissance
- 1951-03-12
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Études
- University of Rochester (Ph.D.|American History)
- Professions
- historian
- Notice de désambigüisation
- Maurice Isserman is the pseudonym of James L. Ferguson.
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- Évaluation
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- 68
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While the unit developed the desired skills early in World War II, they remained stateside for most of the war since their mountain expertise wasn't required on Pacific islands or in most of the European or North African theaters. So while awaiting deployment where their snow and mountain experience was needed, they spent most of their time training and re-training at their Colorado mountain base. As a result, much of the book describes the 10th Mountain Divisions training, and about the most important and most interesting personnel in the Unit.
When finally deployed to northern Italy late in the war, The Mountain Division experienced only about 45 days of fighting. They fought bravely, always advancing, and suffered many casualties, but soon the war in Europe was over.
Much of the source material apparently was derived from the Mountain Division historical records and from an accumulation of archived letters from Division members. The book does contain some interesting stories about the survivors and their history after the war, not only of former Kansas Senator and Presidential candidate Bob Dole, but also of others who kick-started the ski industry in the U.S., or became Olympic athletes and coaches, sport equipment company founders and executives, etc.… (plus d'informations)