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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Phantoms in the snow Phantoms in the snow Kathleen Benner Duble In 1944, fifteen-year-old Noah Garrett, recently orphaned, is sent to live at Camp Hale, Colorado, with an uncle he has never met, and there he finds his pacifist views put to the test. OL15586775W
Outlaw platoon Outlaw platoon Sean Parnell A lieutenant's gripping, personal account of the legendary U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division's heroic stand in the mountains of Afghanistan--a vivid, action-packed, and highly emotional true story o… OL16561551W
Madness in Mogadishu Madness in Mogadishu Michael Whetstone On the afternoon of October 3, 1993, two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down over the Somali capital of Mogadishu, leaving a handful of U.S. Army Rangers and Delta Force operators at the mercy of s… OL17933298W
Ski bumming for stash Ski bumming for stash Paul Golden "Five ski bums from different walks of life become unlikely friends when they choose between the new skiing mecca, Vail, and the renowned legend of sport and pleasure, Aspen, for their home. ... They… OL24298898W
Green Cognac Green Cognac William Lowell Putnam In early 1943, William Lowell Putnam joined what was to become the 10th Mountain Division, the mountain warfare unit of the U.S. Army. Green Cognac: The Education of a Mountain Fighter is a superb ac… OL2659000W
The Ski Troops The Ski Troops Hal Burton A history of the 10th Mountain Division, its battle record in World War II, and the influence it has had on the development of skiing in the U.S. OL6704344W