{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Paradise: Episode 05","description":"Episode 5 explores the pivotal period from late 1941 until early 1942 when the War Department activated the 87th Infantry Mountain Regiment, America\u2019s very first test force for cold-weather and mountain warfare, and it prepared to train in Paradise Valley on the flanks of Mount Rainier. Show notes and resources: https:\/\/christianbeckwith.com\/ninety-pound-rucksack-episodes\/ninety-pounds-of-rucksack-episode-05\/ The episode includes interviews with McKay Jenkins, the author of The Last Ridge: The Epic Story of the U.S. Army\u2019s 10th Mountain Division and the Assault on Hitler\u2019s Europe, and Lance Blyth, the Command Historian of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and an Adjunct Professor of History at the United States Air Force Academy. Available only to patrons, the Unabridged version of Episode 5 features the complete interviews with Jenkins and Blyth, as well as historic photos, a transcript of the episode and a complete chronology of events leading up to the ski training that began in Paradise Valley in Mount Rainier National Park in February 1942. Patrons are the heart of Ninety-Pound Rucksack. Their support allows us to pursue the show\u2019s journalistic and educational objectives as we detail the Division\u2019s living legacy. In return, patrons receive exclusive access to Unabridged content for all episodes. If you haven\u2019t already, please consider becoming a patron. Our goal with Ninety-Pound Rucksack is to inform and inspire the public about the Division\u2019s living legacy. Patrons make that possible. In return, they receive access to all Unabridged content.   ","author_name":"Ninety-Pound Rucksack","author_url":"https:\/\/christianbeckwith.com\/","html":"