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Heroes in Good Company: L Company, 86th Regiment, 10th Mountain Division 1943-1945
Winner of the International Skiing History Association 2022 Ullr Award.
L Company of the 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment went into action with 185 men, and sustained 156 casualties in just two months of fierce combat with German forces. Heroes in Good Company turns interviews, letters, memoirs, archived documents and more into a seamless narrative of the wartime experience of one company of mountain troops. Veteran accounts challenge the mythology that has built up around the 10th Mountain Division, replacing it with a gritty reality even more incredible. Previously unstudied battles are reconstructed for the first time. The character and camaraderie of individual soldiers shine through the horror of war. With unvarnished honesty, the human experience of World War Two is brought to life in intense and gripping detail, revealing as nothing before what it was like to be a US ski trooper fighting Hitler’s forces on the Italian Front.
L Company of the 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment went into action with 185 men, and sustained 156 casualties in just two months of fierce combat with German forces. Heroes in Good Company turns interviews, letters, memoirs, archived documents and more into a seamless narrative of the wartime experience of one company of mountain troops. Veteran accounts challenge the mythology that has built up around the 10th Mountain Division, replacing it with a gritty reality even more incredible. Previously unstudied battles are reconstructed for the first time. The character and camaraderie of individual soldiers shine through the horror of war. With unvarnished honesty, the human experience of World War Two is brought to life in intense and gripping detail, revealing as nothing before what it was like to be a US ski trooper fighting Hitler’s forces on the Italian Front.
303 pages, Paperback
Published April 1, 2022
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May 14, 2022
Band of Brothers for the 10th Mountain Division, but the battle scenes are way more intense. You really get to know the soldiers on a personal level. Excellent read!
June 26, 2022
A book of true heroism, grit, horror and bravery. This book brings to life the daily grind, routine and detailed battles these men endured told from their personal experiences or from letters/family history. With a family member being one of the Company L soldiers this was heartbreaking but also a gift to read about his time in Italy and his last days. To know that he was surrounded with these men who gave up their lives for us, is very humbling. This book shows the reader why they call these men the “Greatest Generation”.
November 21, 2022
I felt like I really knew these soldiers
Very well written. With the actual letters of these soldiers, I felt like I really got to know these people and their feelings. The description of the battles almost made you feel like you were right there. I especially loved the way the end explained each soldiers life after the war. My heart actually ached for these people and I was saddened when they passed away.
Very well written. With the actual letters of these soldiers, I felt like I really got to know these people and their feelings. The description of the battles almost made you feel like you were right there. I especially loved the way the end explained each soldiers life after the war. My heart actually ached for these people and I was saddened when they passed away.
December 13, 2024
Outstanding! Story of the men that served in the 10th Mountain Division.
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