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Book SynopsisRecounts the story of three young American ski champions and their fateful transformation from athletes to infantry men with the 10th Mountain Division. This book draws on interviews and 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.
Table of ContentsContents 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
