New York Scribner 2003 book vg, no DJ Very Good 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 ...

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Scribner, October Date: 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible-Good/Good. First edition by number code. Dust jacket has shelf wear. 2003. Scribner ISBN 0743226062 9780743226066 [US]

ISBN10: 0743226062, ISBN13: 9780743226066, [publisher: Scribner October 2003] Hardcover
[Bozeman, MT, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]