SOLDIERS ON SKIS

A pictorial memoir of the 10th Mountain Division * Vivid photograph history of the unique, specially trained 10th Mountain Division. Here is the story of the 10th Mountain Division, the only troops specially trained for mountain warfare. Learning to fight on skis and snowshoes, climb mountains, and live in frigid temperatures, high in the Canadian Rockies, their distinctive training helped the Allies break the German stronghold in Italy’s Apennine Mountains. Vivid personal accounts, including a foreword by 10th veteran Sen. Bob Dole, and an outstanding collection of rare photographs all breathe life into the memories and pay tribute to the heroes who fought and died in World War II.