A Timely New Book For Your Winter Reading List

Many of my readers probably have an interest in military history and operations in general and not just the Second World War. If so then you may have been paying attention to the advanced nature of the Russian effort to secure a dominant military position in the Arctic Circle. You may have also wondered what this effort entails and why it is such a big deal.

If so, then I have just reviewed a book about the Second World War era ground based military operations of Germany's Mountain Corps Norway that took place during the June to October 1941 portion of Operation Barbarossa. The author provides the reader a first rate look at why the Arctic may be one of the most challenging environments to wage war.

I highly recommend this book. I also hope that if you do pick up a copy that you keep in mind the lessons it teaches to those who wonder what it would mean to conduct combat operations in the far northern periphery of our planet.