Mountains and Military Medicine: an Overview

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  • PAUL B. ROCK
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Italian soldiers carrying their skis marching up snow-covered mountain trails. Some of the most ferocious mountain warfare to date occurred during World War I between Italian and Austrian armies, far outstripping mountain battles in other wars. This photograph was taken in April, when the snow had been softened by the warmer rays of the sun and the path made almost impassable by the slush. The difficulty of the march is seen in the step of the men in

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تاریخ انتشار 2003