True war & combat stories
The Boys of Winter
Life and Death in the U.S. Ski Troops During the Second World War
by Charles J Sanders
Description
This book tells the true story of three young American ski champions and their brutal, heroic, and fateful transformation from athletes to infantrymen with the 10th Mountain Division.
Charles J. Sanders's fast-paced narrative draws on dozens of interviews and extensive research to trace these boys' lives from childhood to championships and from training at Mount Rainier and in the Colorado Rockies to battles against the Nazis. 2005 winner of the International Ski History Association's Ullr Award.
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Bibliographic Information
- Imprint University Press of Colorado
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780870818233 / 0870818236
- Publication Country or regionColorado
- FormatPaperback
- Pages256
- Publish StatusPublished
- ResponsibilityCharles J. Sanders.
- Page size24
- Illustrationill., maps
- Biblio NotesFormerly CIP.
- Reference CodeBDZ0007014164
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