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Ski Soldier

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

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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.

Ski Soldier

Author : Louise Borden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book Ski Soldier written by Louise Borden and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Winter Army

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

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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.

Climb to Conquer

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

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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.

Against All Odds

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

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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.

Climb to Conquer

Author : Peter Shelton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9780743226066
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Climb to Conquer written by Peter Shelton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-10-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Into Thin Air" meets "Band of Brothers": How an exceptional group of climbers and skiers formed America's first alpine division and helped spearhead the final victories of World War II.

Soldiers On Skis

Author : Flint Whitlock
Publisher : Paladin Press
ISBN 13 : 9780873646765
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (467 download)

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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.

Soldier Dog

Author : Sam Angus
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1250037646
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Soldier Dog written by Sam Angus and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his older brother gone to fight in the Great War, and his father prone to sudden rages, 14-year-old Stanley devotes himself to taking care of the family's greyhound and puppies. Until the morning Stanley wakes to find the puppies gone. Determined to find his brother, Stanley runs away to join an increasingly desperate army. Assigned to the experimental War Dog School, Stanley is given a problematic Great Dane named Bones to train. Against all odds, the pair excels, and Stanley is sent to France. But in Soldier Dog by Sam Angus, the war in France is larger and more brutal than Stanley ever imagined. How can one young boy survive World War I and find his brother with only a dog to help?

Fighting the Russians in Winter: Three Case Studies

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

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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:

Ski

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ski written by and published by . This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ski

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ski written by and published by . This book was released on 1978-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Everyone to Skis!

Author : William D. Frank
Publisher : Northern Illinois University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501756974
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Everyone to Skis! written by William D. Frank and published by Northern Illinois University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nowhere in the world was the sport of biathlon, a combination of cross-country skiing and rifle marksmanship, taken more seriously than in the Soviet Union, and no other nation garnered greater success at international venues. From the introduction of modern biathlon in 1958 to the USSR's demise in 1991, athletes representing the Soviet Union won almost half of all possible medals awarded in world championship and Olympic competition. Yet more than sheer technical skill created Soviet superiority in biathlon. The sport embodied the Soviet Union's culture, educational system and historical experience and provided the perfect ideological platform to promote the state's socialist viewpoint and military might, imbuing the sport with a Cold War sensibility that transcended the government's primary quest for post-war success at the Olympics. William D. Frank's book is the first comprehensive analysis of how the Soviet government interpreted the sport of skiing as a cultural, ideological, political and social tool throughout the course of seven decades. In the beginning, the Soviet Union owned biathlon, and so the stories of both the state and the event are inseparable. Through the author's unique perspective on biathlon as a former nationally-ranked competitor and current professor of Soviet history, Everyone to Skis! will appeal to students and scholars of Russian and Soviet history as well as to general readers with an interest in skiing and the development of twentieth-century sport.

Ski Films

Author : Bryan Senn
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476645035
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Ski Films written by Bryan Senn and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-05-02 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skiing in movies, like the sport itself, grew more prevalent beginning in the 1930s, when it was a pastime of the elite, with depictions reflecting changes in technique, fashion and social climate. World War II saw skiing featured in a dozen films dealing with that conflict. Fueled by postwar prosperity, the sport exploded in the 1950s--filmmakers followed suit, using scenes on snow-covered slopes for panoramic beauty and the thrill of the chase. Through the free-spirited 1960s and 1970s, the downhill lifestyle shussed into everything from spy thrillers to beach party romps. The extreme sports era of the 1980s and 1990s brought snowboarding to the big screen. This first ever critical history of skiing in film chronicles a century of alpine cinema, with production information and stories and quotes from directors, actors and stuntmen.

Soldiers

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 720 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Soldiers written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Professional Journal of the United States Army

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 590 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Professional Journal of the United States Army written by and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Military Medicine

Author : Armed Forces Medical Library (U.S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 952 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Military Medicine written by Armed Forces Medical Library (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Ski Troops

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

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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.