Peperangan gunung

Para prajurit pada pelatihan perang gunung

Peperangan gunung merujuk kepada praktek perang yang terjadi di daerah pegunungan atau bentang alam yang memiliki kontur serupa. Jenis peperangan tersebut juga disebut peperangan Alpen, yang diambil dari nama pegunungan Alpen. Peperangan gunung adalah salah satu jenis peperangan paling berbahaya dimana para prajurit yang terlibat tidak hanya berjuang melawan musuh namun juga cuaca ekstrim dan kontur tanah yang berbahaya.

Referensi

• Frederick Engels, (January 27, 1857) "Mountain Warfare in the Past and Present" New York Daily Tribune MECW Volume 15, p 164

Bacaan tambahan

• Govan, Thomas P. (1946-09-01). Training for mountain and winter warfare. AGF Study, no. 23. [Washington, D.C.]: Historical Section, Army Ground Forces. Diakses tanggal 2011-01-28. 
• Malik, Muhammad Asim (2004-09-10). "Mountain warfare: the need for specialized training" (PDF). Military Review. 84 (5): 94–102. ISSN 0026-4148. OCLC 2558412. Diakses tanggal 2011-01-28. 
• Pierce, Scott W. (2008-05-22). Mountain and cold weather warfighting: critical capability for the 21st century. SAMS Monograph. Fort Leavenworth, Kans.: School of Advanced Military Studies, United States Army Command and General Staff College. Diakses tanggal 2011-01-28. 

Pranala luar

• Official page of documentary film GLOBAL WARNING on the Mountain War 1915–1918 Global Warning
• Mountain War in World War I The war in the Italian Dolomites (Italian)
• Historic films showing Mountain Warfare in World War I at europeanfilmgateway.eu
• Mountain Combat World War II Militaria: Combat Lessons
• High Altitude Warfare School of the Indian Army [1]
• Official Italian Army website page on Alpine Troops Command [2]
• Official page of 11th Mountain Infantry Battalion (Brazil)[3]