| Edition |
Random House trade pbk. ed. |
| Description |
xviii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: 2003. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-282) and index. |
| Summary |
When World War II broke out in Europe, the American army had no specialized division of mountain soldiers. But in the winter of 1939#x13;40, after a tiny band of Finnish mountain troops brought the invading Soviet army to its knees, an amateur skier named Charles Minot #x1B;(S2#x1B;(BMinnie#x1B;(S3 #x1B;(BDole convinced the United States Army to let him recruit an extraordinary assortment of European expatriates, wealthy ski bums, mountaineers, and thrill-seekers and form them into a unique band of Alpine soldiers. These men endured nearly three years of grueling training in the Colorado Rockies and in the process set new standards for both soldiering and mountaineering. The newly forged 10th Mountain Division finally faced combat in the winter of 1945, in Italy#x19;s Apennine Mountains, against the seemingly unbreakable German fortifications north of the Gothic Line. There, they planned and executed what is still regarded as the most daring series of nighttime mountain attacks in U.S. military history, taking Mount Belvedere and the sheer, treacherous face of Riva Ridge to smash the linchpin of the German army#x19;s lines. |
| Subject |
United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th -- History.
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United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th. (OCoLC)fst00557090
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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Regimental histories. (OCoLC)fst01354209
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Italy. (OCoLC)fst01204565
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Chronological Term |
1939 - 1945
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| Genre/Form |
Personal narratives -- American.
(OCoLC)fst01424071
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| ISBN |
0375759514 |
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9780375759512 |
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