The Last Ridge: The Epic Story of the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division and the Assault on Hitler's Europe
Language: English
Published by Random House, 2003
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Antique Mall Books, Smyrna, GA, U.S.A.Antique Mall Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
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1st Edition (Stated) VERY GOOD+ in very good dust jacket. No marks. Unread. Binding is sound. . . . . . . A look at the U.S. Army's first alpine division, made up of some of America's most elite skiers and climbers, describes their nighttime mountain attacks on impenetrable German mountain fortifications during the winter of 1945. . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: * PART ONE: THE MOUNTAIN: 1.) Skiers -- 2.) Mountaineers -- 3.) Cascades and Ice Fields -- 4.) The Land of the Black Snow -- 5.) Climbing and Falling -- 6.) Optical Aleutian -- 7.) The March Up the Boot -- 8.) The D Series -- 9.) See Naples and Die ------ * PART TWO: THE ENEMY: 10.) Riva Ridge -- 11.) Mount Belvedere -- 12.) Mountain of Hope -- 13.) The Cruelest Month -- 14.) Across the Po and Into the Alps -- 15.) Sleeping in Mussolini's Bed.
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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
- Author
- Mckay Jenkins
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publication year
- 2003
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 037550771X
- ISBN 13
- 9780375507717
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 21 ounces
- Seller catalogs
- History::WWII::Europe
Drawing on unique cooperation from veterans of the 10th Mountain Division and a vast archive of unpublished letters and documents, The Last Ridge is written with enormous warmth, energy, and honesty.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.
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About the Author
McKay Jenkins is an associate professor of English and journalism at the University of Delaware.
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Antique Mall Books
Smyrna, GA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since September 2, 2023
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Antique Mall Books specializes in out-of-print and hard-to-find used books, collectible books, and ephemera. We have been in the used book business for over 20 years. We started in 2002 in Georgia with an online business and recently sold our brick-and-mortar bookstore in Ohio and moved back to Georgia. We understand both the used and collectible book business and customer service. We will be happy to be of service if you find one of our offerings worthy of being added to your library.
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