Ski Soldier

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Publisher : Boyds Mills Press
ISBN 13 : 1684371473
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (843 download)

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Book Synopsis Ski Soldier by : Louise Borden

Download or read book Ski Soldier written by Louise Borden and published by Boyds Mills Press. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ski Soldier is a true-life adventure story for readers ages 10 to 14 by noted nonfiction writer Louise Borden. It tells the story of Pete Seibert, a ski soldier severely wounded in World War II who went on to found the Vail Ski Resort in Colorado. Ever since he first strapped on his mother's wooden skis when he was seven, Pete Seibert always loved to ski. At 18, Pete enlisted in the U.S. Army and joined the 10th Mountain Division, soldiers who fought on skis in World War II. In the mountains of Italy, Pete encountered the mental and physical horrors of war. When he was severely wounded and sent home to recover, Pete worried that he might never ski again. But with perseverance and the help of other 10th Mountain ski soldiers, he took to the slopes again and fulfilled his boyhood dream--founding the famous ski resort in Vail, Colorado.

Climb to Conquer

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743253531
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)

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Book Synopsis Climb to Conquer by : Peter Shelton

Download or read book Climb to Conquer written by Peter Shelton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few stories from the "greatest generation" are as unforgettable -- or as little known -- as that of the 10th Mountain Division. Today a versatile light infantry unit deployed around the world, the 10th began in 1941 as a crew of civilian athletes with a passion for mountains and snow. In this vivid history, adventure writer Peter Shelton follows the unique division from its conception on a Vermont ski hill, through its dramatic World War II coming-of-age, to the ultimate revolution it inspired in American outdoor life. In the late-1930s United States, rock climbing and downhill skiing were relatively new sports. But World War II brought a need for men who could handle extreme mountainous conditions -- and the elite 10th Mountain Division was born. Everything about it was unprecedented: It was the sole U.S. Army division trained on snow and rock, the only division ever to grow out of a sport. It had an un-matched number of professional athletes, college scholars, and potential officer candidates, and as the last U.S. division to enter the war in Europe, it suffered the highest number of casualties per combat day. This is the 10th's surprising, suspenseful, and often touching story. Drawing on years of interviews and research, Shelton re-creates the ski troops' lively, extensive, and sometimes experimental training and their journey from boot camp to the Italian Apennines. There, scaling a 1,500-foot "unclimbable" cliff face in the dead of night, they stunned their enemy and began the eventual rout of the German armies from northern Italy. It was a self-selecting elite, a brotherhood in sport and spirit. And those who survived (including the Sierra Club's David Brower, Aspen Skiing Corporation founder Friedl Pfeifer, and Nike cofounder Bill Bowerman, who developed the waffle-sole running shoe) turned their love of mountains into the thriving outdoor industry that has transformed the way Americans see (and play in) the natural world.

The Winter Army

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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
ISBN 13 : 1328871436
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (288 download)

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Book Synopsis The Winter Army by : Maurice Isserman

Download or read book The Winter Army written by Maurice Isserman and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 2019 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The epic story of the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division, whose elite soldiers broke the last line of German defenses in Italy's mountains in 1945, spearheading the Allied advance to the Alps and final victory."--Provided by publisher.

The Ski Troops

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis The Ski Troops by : Hal Burton

Download or read book The Ski Troops written by Hal Burton and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the Tenth Mountain Division of the U.S. Army from its conception by an amateur sportsman to its 114 days of fighting--on skis--during the Po Valley breakthrough in Italy during World War II. The author tells much of the history of the use and development of skis.

Skis in the Art of War

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Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 150174741X
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis Skis in the Art of War by : K. B. E. E. Eimeleus

Download or read book Skis in the Art of War written by K. B. E. E. Eimeleus and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: K. B. E. E. Eimeleus was ahead of his time with his advocacy of ski training in the Russian armed forces. Employing terminology never before used in Russian to describe movements with which few were familiar, Skis in the Art of War gives a breakdown of the latest techniques at the time from Scandinavia and Finland. Eimeleus's work is an early and brilliant example of knowledge transfer from Scandinavia to Russia within the context of sport. Nearly three decades after he published his book, the Finnish army, employing many of the ideas first proposed by Eimeleus, used mobile ski troops to hold the Soviet Union at bay during the Winter War of 1939–40, and in response, the Soviet government organized a massive ski mobilization effort prior to the German invasion in 1941. The Soviet counteroffensive against Nazi Germany during the winter of 1941–42 owed much of its success to the Red Army ski battalions that had formed as a result of the ski mobilization. In this lucid translation that includes most of the original illustrations, scholar and former biathlon competitor William D. Frank collaborates with E. John B. Allen, known world-wide for his work on ski history.

Soldiers on Skis

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Publisher : paladin Press
ISBN 13 : 9781581607062
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (7 download)

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Book Synopsis Soldiers on Skis by : Flint Whitlock

Download or read book Soldiers on Skis written by Flint Whitlock and published by paladin Press. This book was released on 1992-07-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the story of the 10th Mountain Division, the only U.S. troops specially trained for mountain warfare. Vivid personal accounts, including a Foreword by 10th veteran Sen. Bob Dole, and an outstanding collection of rare photos breathe life into the memories and pay tribute to the heroes who fought and died in WWII.

Against All Odds

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ISBN 13 : 9781532737633
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (376 download)

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Book Synopsis Against All Odds by : William Burr

Download or read book Against All Odds written by William Burr and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-09 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1936 when Suzi joins the American Ski Team and competes in the Winter Olympic games in Nazi Germany, wins third place in the combined event, and is frowned on by Hitler because she is a Jew. Years later, she is recruited to assist the outnumbered Finnish ski troops in their desperate fight against overwhelming Russian armies invading Finland. Fighting side by side with local hunters and farmers, plus a few volunteers, she struggles against horrendous cold weather, backbreaking treks on skis into enemy territory, and a daunting Arctic romance. No matter how bravely her people fought, tiny Finland finally gives way to the Russian onslaught. Having proven the need for fighting ski troops, Suzi and her team come to the United States to form the first brigade of winter soldiers in the American Army, a unit that becomes the nucleus for the 10th Mountain Division. Later in the war, when Russia becomes an ally of the US, she is sent on an intelligence gathering mission to a city on the Pacific coast of Russia just north of Japan's main islands and becomes involved in one of the first signs of the coming cold war between Russia and the US. Over and over in mission after mission, Suzi proves herself as tough and smart as any soldier, male or female.

Boys of Winter

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Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 1607320444
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (73 download)

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Book Synopsis Boys of Winter by : Charles J. Sanders

Download or read book Boys of Winter written by Charles J. Sanders and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2018-05-14 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An immensely valuable and substantial addition to 10th Mountain literature and to the history of skiing in the United States.” —International Ski History Association The Boys of Winter 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. “The Boys of Winter perfectly captures the spirit of the men who made the division what it was, as well as the spirit of those troopers who survived to help shape the postwar world.” —John Imbrie, 10th Mountain Division historian and coeditor of Good Times and Bad Times “Focusing on the lives, and the deaths, of three young men from vastly different backgrounds, Sanders traces the history of the U.S. Army’s Tenth Mountain Division from its inception, training in Washington and Colorado, first blooding in the Aleutians, and finally, to deployment to Italy in 1945 . . . The Boys of Winter is a sensitive tribute.” —Western Historical Quarterly “Sanders distills the complicated and years-long saga of the creation of America’s ski troops into an intensely personal story . . . [And] doesn’t shy away from a question that haunts the survivors of the division, and the families of those who never returned.” —The Durango Herald

Skis in the Art of War

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Publisher : Northern Illinois University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501747428
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis Skis in the Art of War by : K. B. E. E. Eimeleus

Download or read book Skis in the Art of War written by K. B. E. E. Eimeleus and published by Northern Illinois University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: K. B. E. E. Eimeleus was ahead of his time with his advocacy of ski training in the Russian armed forces. Employing terminology never before used in Russian to describe movements with which few were familiar, Skis in the Art of War gives a breakdown of the latest techniques at the time from Scandinavia and Finland. Eimeleus's work is an early and brilliant example of knowledge transfer from Scandinavia to Russia within the context of sport. Nearly three decades after he published his book, the Finnish army, employing many of the ideas first proposed by Eimeleus, used mobile ski troops to hold the Soviet Union at bay during the Winter War of 1939–40, and in response, the Soviet government organized a massive ski mobilization effort prior to the German invasion in 1941. The Soviet counteroffensive against Nazi Germany during the winter of 1941–42 owed much of its success to the Red Army ski battalions that had formed as a result of the ski mobilization. In this lucid translation that includes most of the original illustrations, scholar and former biathlon competitor William D. Frank collaborates with E. John B. Allen, known world-wide for his work on ski history.

Fighting the Russians in Winter: Three Case Studies

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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428915982
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (289 download)

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Book Synopsis Fighting the Russians in Winter: Three Case Studies by : A. F. Chew

Download or read book Fighting the Russians in Winter: Three Case Studies written by A. F. Chew and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1981 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Last Ridge

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Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0375759514
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (757 download)

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Book Synopsis The Last Ridge by : Mckay Jenkins

Download or read book The Last Ridge written by Mckay Jenkins and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2004-11-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When World War II broke out in Europe, the American army had no specialized division of mountain soldiers. But in the winter of 1939–40, after a tiny band of Finnish mountain troops brought the invading Soviet army to its knees, an amateur skier named Charles Minot “Minnie” Dole 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’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’s lines. Drawing on unique cooperation from veterans of the 10th Mountain Division and a vast archive of unpublished letters and documents, The Last Ridge is written with enormous warmth, energy, and honesty. This is one of the most captivating stories of World War II, a blend of Band of Brothers and Into Thin Air. It is a story of young men asked to do the impossible, and succeeding.

US 10th Mountain Division in World War II

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849088098
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (49 download)

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Book Synopsis US 10th Mountain Division in World War II by : Gordon L. Rottman

Download or read book US 10th Mountain Division in World War II written by Gordon L. Rottman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-20 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 10th was the only US mountain division to be raised in World War II, and still has a high profile, being involved in operations from Iraq to Somalia and from Haiti to Afghanistan. It did not arrive in Europe until winter 1944/45, but then fought hard in the harsh mountainous terrain of Northern Italy. The division was special in a number of ways. Its personnel were selected for physical fitness and experience in winter sports, mountaineering, and hunting, unlike the rest of the infantry. It was highly trained in mountain and winter warfare, including the use of skis and snowshoes, while its organization, field clothing, and some personal equipment also differed from that of the usual infantry division. The division made extensive use of pack-mules, and its reconnaissance unit was horse-mounted, conducting the last horse-mounted charge in US history in April 1945. Featuring full-color artwork and rare photographs, this is the gripping story of the US Army's only mountain division in action during the closing months of World War II.

Skis Against the Atom

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Publisher : North Amer Heritage Press
ISBN 13 : 9780942323078
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (23 download)

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Book Synopsis Skis Against the Atom by : Knut Haukelid

Download or read book Skis Against the Atom written by Knut Haukelid and published by North Amer Heritage Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Soldiers of the Mountain

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Publisher : Publishamerica Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781413781588
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (815 download)

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Download or read book Soldiers of the Mountain written by Norma Tadlock Johnson and published by Publishamerica Incorporated. This book was released on 2005-07-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories of soldiers who trained on skis and learn to climb jagged peaks as part of their training caught the imagination of a country embroiled in World War II and ready for heroes. The 10th Mountain Division originally consisted of students, ranchers, and mountain men of all types. Each had to have three letters of recommendation in order to be accepted. Written for young people as well as general readers of all ages, Soldiers of the Mountain chronicles the events leading up to and beyond their famous night-time climb of the cliffs of Riva Ridge. There they surprised the Germans and made possible the ensuing conquest of Mt. Belvedere and the rest of Italy. Fighting continued through the Apennines and on to the Po Valley and the base of the Alps before the Germans surrendered. The inspiring, frightening and sometimes even humorous events that occurred shaped the lives of these men forever.

Forging the 10th Mountain Division for War, 1940-45

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ISBN 13 : 9781940804552
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (45 download)

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Book Synopsis Forging the 10th Mountain Division for War, 1940-45 by : Justin J. Chabalko

Download or read book Forging the 10th Mountain Division for War, 1940-45 written by Justin J. Chabalko and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As the US Army faces new and uncertain challenges across the globe, the need to create new capabilities in organizations, doctrine, and equipment is critical. As new threats in the sea, air, land, space, and cyber domains appear, it is vital for the Army to produce capable and well-equipped formations that are prepared to adapt and meet any challenges. This work examines the relationship between peace-time innovation and combat adaptation. It uses the history of the 10th Mountain Division as a historical example of how the Army faced threats in multiple areas of the world. In response, it innovated to create a new capability to fight in the mountains. Using new techniques, it recruited highly experienced volunteers, then developed training and equipment to build a new capability for the US Army. As a result of this innovation, the 10th Mountain Division exemplified a highly adaptive and successful formation in combat. The War Department's ability to leverage innovation to create an adaptive organization is relevant to the contemporary Army and how it looks at the current challenges of multi-domain battle and Army War Fighting Challenges"--

At War's Summit

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108424627
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Book Synopsis At War's Summit by : Alexander Statiev

Download or read book At War's Summit written by Alexander Statiev and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recreates the harsh mountain warfare during the Wehrmacht's and Red Army's clash on the highest battlefield of World War Two.

Dog in the Snow

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Book Synopsis Dog in the Snow by : James Riddell

Download or read book Dog in the Snow written by James Riddell and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the 1st Australian Corps Ski School training in Lebanon as told by the Chief Instructor.