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100 1 Jenkins, McKay,|d1963-|eauthor.
245 14 The last ridge :|bthe epic story of America's first
mountain soldiers and the assault on Hitler's Europe
|h[Hoopla electronic resource] /|cMcKay Jenkins.
246 3 Epic story of America's first mountain soldiers and the
assault on Hitler's Europe
250 Unabridged.
264 1 [United States] :|bBlackstone Publishing,|c2022.
264 2 |bMade available through hoopla
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|bdigital.
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511 0 Read by Grover Gardner.
520 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, 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 Tenth 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 US 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 Tenth
Mountain Division and a vast archive of unpublished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. "A great
untold story of mountaineering and war. It's a terrific
read, sharp with characters, full of real drama, and, best
of all, it's true." "The Last Ridge, based on skillful
interviews with the survivors, is a fine account of a
great story, long overdue in the telling, and very well
told." "Among the war's countless acts of bravery and
sacrifice, this one stands out, and McKay Jenkins brings
it to life in his riveting account." "One of the very
best books yet written about any part of the World War II
story…about one of the most fascinating yet little-known
records of the mountain ski patrols-both in war and in the
peacetime that followed."
538 Mode of access: World Wide Web.
610 10 United States.|bArmy.|bMountain Division, 10th|xHistory
|y20th century.
650 0 World War, 1939-1945|xRegimental histories|zUnited States.
650 0 World War, 1939-1945|xCampaigns|zItaly.
650 0 World War, 1939-1945|vPersonal narratives, American.
700 1 Gardner, Grover,|enarrator.
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