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    Below is a recommended list of books covering the various World War II activities of the 10th Mountain Division. 

Matt Heffernan's Recommended World War II Reading List

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Soldiers on Skis by Flint Whitlock and Bob Bishop

                -A wonderful pictorial memoir of the 10th Mountain Division, written by a founding member of the 10th Mountain Division Living History Display Group, Flint Whitlock.

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See Naples and Die by Robert B. Ellis

                 -An autobiographical account of a machine gunner's fight in Italy.

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Ski the High Trail by Harris Dusenbery

                 -One week of 'D' Series maneuvers in the High Colorado Rockies by a 10th Mountain Division enlisted man.

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The North Apennines and Beyond with the 10th Mountain Division by Harris Dusenbery

                -The second book by Harris Dusenbery. This one citing his experiences in Italy.

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I Soldiered with America's Elite 10th Mountain Division of WWII by Carl V. Cossin

                -The exploits of a sniper in the 10th.

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Mountain Troops and Medics by Albert H. Meinke Jr., M.D.

                -A Battalion Surgeon's view of the 10th's exploits during World War II. Dr. Meinke had several close calls on the battlefield. The book is currently available through Trafford Publishing. Trafford will print one book at a time at the standard price.

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 The Journal of a U.S. Army Mountain Trooper in World War II by H. Robert Krear, Ph.D. (Self-Published).