The Boys of Winter: Life and Death in the U.S. Ski Troops During the Second World War

Author:   Charles J. Sanders
Publisher:   University Press of Colorado
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9780870818233


Pages:   257
Publication Date:   08 July 2005
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Charles J. Sanders
Publisher:   University Press of Colorado
Imprint:   University Press of Colorado
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.436kg
ISBN:  

9780870818233


ISBN 10:   0870818236
Pages:   257
Publication Date:   08 July 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Contents LIST OF MAPS ix FOREWORD xi; by Major John B. Woodward, Tenth Mountain Division (Ret.) PREFACE xv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xvii; 1 The Hero of The Thunderbolt (Rudy Konieczny) 1; 2; The Pied Piper of Pine Lake (Jake Nunnemacher) 21; 3; The Sun Valley Serenader (Ralph Bromaghin) 42; 4; The Time of Their Lives 59; 5; Rocky Mountain Highs 74; 6; From Alaska to Austin 90; 7; General Clark and the War in Italy 108; 8; Good-byes 113; 9; Into the Maelstrom 118; 10; The Ridges That Could Not Be Taken 129; 11; The Brutal Road to Castel D'Aiano 145; 12; Rest and Recuperation 156; 13; The Bloodbath of Spring 165; 14; Bad Times 174; 15; Pursuit to the Alps 191; 16; Home 194; 17; Legacy 200 NOTES 207 BIBLIOGRAPHY 241 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 245 INDEX 247

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An immensely valuable and substantial addition to 10th Mountain literature and to the history of skiing in the United States.


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Avid skier and 10th Mountain Division descendant Charles J. Sanders is a music industry executive and an NYU professor.

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