Ski Soldier is a true-life adventure that tells the story of Pete Seibert, a ski soldier severely wounded in World War II, who went on to found the Vail Ski Resort in Colorado.Ever since he first strapped on his mother's wooden skis when he was seven, Pete Seibert always loved to ski. At 18, Pete enlisted in the U.S. Army and joined the 10th Mountain Division, soldiers who fought on skis in World War II. In the mountains of Italy, Pete encountered the mental and physical horrors of war.
The German Army 1939–45 (5): Western Front 1943–45: Men-at-Arms Nigel Thomas Osprey Publishing
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Patton's Pawns: The 94th US Infantry Division at the Siegfried Line (9780817315573): Tony Le Tissier - BiblioVault
It's 1942 and Hitler's armies stand astride Europe like a colossus. Germany is winning on every front. This is the story of how one of the world's first commando units, put together for the invasion of Norway, helped turn the tide in Italy.1942. When the British generals recommend an audacious plan to parachute a small elite commando unit into Norway in a bid to put Nazi Germany on the defensive, Winston Churchill is intrigued.
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World War II and Chester County, Pennsylvania by Marion M. Piccolomini - Ebook
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PDF) World War II: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection. 5 vols. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2016. *Award-winning title: Booklist Editors Choice
Ski Soldier: A World War II Biography by Louise Borden
A masterful and comprehensive chronicle of World War II, by internationally bestselling historian Antony Beevor. Over the past two decades, Antony Beevor has established himself as one of the world's premier historians of WWII. His multi-award winning books have included Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945. Now, in his newest and most ambitious book, he turns his focus to one of the bloodiest and most tragic events of the twentieth century, the Second World War.
The Second World War [eBook]
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