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Title: Soldiers on Skis: A Pictorial Memoir of the 10th Mountain Division by Flint Whitlock ISBN: 0-87364-676-2 Publisher: Paladin Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1992 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Pictoral memoir - not a coffee table book
Comment: I purchased "Soldiers On Skis" as a coffee table book for my home in the Colorado Mountains. It is obvious that alot of work went into making this book happen.
It only touches lightly on the training at Camp Hale, on 8 out of 234 pages. It's fine for history buffs, etc. My two complaints about the book have to do with printing and photography.
Anybody with a decent scanner and a copy of Adobe Photoshop could have brought most of the photos to life and made a huge difference in the book. The vast majority of the photos are small, grainy and washed out. You will not lose yourself in the photos and be transported to another time. Some of the photos even have text from the previous page bleeding through and ruining them.
Overall, I'm surprised that the ball was dropped and so much effort was allowed to be spoiled. It could have been a great book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Soldiers on Skis - just good!
Comment: The book is written by the son of a 10th veteran who took the time to write the story of the 10th Mountain Division in the veterans' own words. The photographs and accompanying comments paint a picture of the struggles that this most unusual US Army unit went through, both in training here in the States as well as in combat in Northern Italy.
If you enjoy WW2 history, like to research unusual units, or just want to know how skiing grew in the USA, this book is for you!
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Title: Climb to Conquer: The Untold Story of World War Ii's 10th Mountain Division Ski Troop by Peter Shelton ISBN: 0743226062 Publisher: Scribner Book Company Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: The Last Ridge: The Epic Story of the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division and the Assault on Hitler's Europe by McKay Jenkins ISBN: 037550771X Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Ski the High Trail -- World War II Ski Troopers In the High Colorado Rockies by Harris Dusenbery, Wilson P. Ware ISBN: 0832304859 Publisher: Binford & Mort Publishing Pub. Date: 01 July, 1991 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: I Soldiered With America's Elite 10th Mountain Division of Ww II by Carl V. Cossin ISBN: 0759637911 Publisher: Authorhouse Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: North Apennines and Beyond With the 10th Mountain Division: With the 10th Mountain Division by Harris Dusenbery, Wilson P. Ware ISBN: 0832305227 Publisher: Binford & Mort Publishing Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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