The Boys of Winter
Charles Sanders
257 pages, softcover: $19.95
University Press of Colorado, 2005.
Charles Sanders, an avid skier himself, tells the true stories of three champion skiers who joined the Army’s 10th Mountain Division during World War II. After training on the West’s snowy peaks, they went off to fight — and die — in Italy’s Apennine Mountains. By detailing their personal stories, Sanders reveals the true cost of combat and the immense personal sacrifice made by soldiers. It’s a lesson just as relevant to today’s war.
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline The Boys of Winter.
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