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11-17-2003, 01:11 PM
The U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division (http://www.npr.org/display_pages/features/feature_1496784.html)
New Book, Film Document Unit's World War II Exploits
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John B. Woodward (foreground) and Peter Gabriel practice ice-climbing techniques on Nisquali Glacier, Mt. Ranier, Washington, June 1942. Photo: Courtesy Denver Public Library, Western History Collection Copyright: 1942
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The First Battalion of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Paradise Valley, Washington, May 1942
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The summit of Mt. Belvedere, after the first day of fighting, February 1945.
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Returning from the front along the supply route for Mt. Belvedere, February 1945.
Nov. 8, 2003 -- Among the most storied units in American military history, the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division was formed during the early years of World War II. A unique collection of champion skiers fleeing occupied Europe and American ski bums from New England and the Colorado Rockies were joined together as a foul weather fighting force.
A new book, The Last Ridge: The Epic Story the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division and the Assault on Hitler's Europe, and accompanying 90-minute documentary, tell the story of the Division's early days of preparing for battle under harsh conditions and ultimately engaging and defeating a fierce enemy near the war's end.
NPR's Scott Simon spoke with Last Ridge author McKay Jenkins and World War II 10th Mountain Divison veteran Dan Kennerly. The director of the documentary, Abbie Kealy, provided additional audio of other Division veterans remembering their assault on Italy's Mt. Belvedere range, heavily fortified by German troops.
New Book, Film Document Unit's World War II Exploits
http://www.npr.org/programs/wesat/features/2003/nov/ridge/ridge1.jpg
John B. Woodward (foreground) and Peter Gabriel practice ice-climbing techniques on Nisquali Glacier, Mt. Ranier, Washington, June 1942. Photo: Courtesy Denver Public Library, Western History Collection Copyright: 1942
http://www.npr.org/programs/wesat/features/2003/nov/ridge/ridge2.jpg
The First Battalion of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Paradise Valley, Washington, May 1942
http://www.npr.org/programs/wesat/features/2003/nov/ridge/ridge5.jpg
The summit of Mt. Belvedere, after the first day of fighting, February 1945.
http://www.npr.org/programs/wesat/features/2003/nov/ridge/ridge4.jpg
Returning from the front along the supply route for Mt. Belvedere, February 1945.
Nov. 8, 2003 -- Among the most storied units in American military history, the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division was formed during the early years of World War II. A unique collection of champion skiers fleeing occupied Europe and American ski bums from New England and the Colorado Rockies were joined together as a foul weather fighting force.
A new book, The Last Ridge: The Epic Story the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division and the Assault on Hitler's Europe, and accompanying 90-minute documentary, tell the story of the Division's early days of preparing for battle under harsh conditions and ultimately engaging and defeating a fierce enemy near the war's end.
NPR's Scott Simon spoke with Last Ridge author McKay Jenkins and World War II 10th Mountain Divison veteran Dan Kennerly. The director of the documentary, Abbie Kealy, provided additional audio of other Division veterans remembering their assault on Italy's Mt. Belvedere range, heavily fortified by German troops.