Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Preface xv
6. Acknowledgments xvii
7. Chapter One The Hero of the Thunderbolt (Rudy Konieczny) 1
8. Chapter Two The Pied Piper of Pine Lake (Jake Nunnemacher) 20
9. Chapter Three The Sun Valley Serenader (Ralph Bromaghin) 41
10. Chapter Four The Time of Their Lives 58
11. Chapter Five Rocky Mountain Highs 73
12. Chapter Six From Alaska to Austin 89
13. Chapter Seven General Clark and the War in Italy 107
14. Chapter Eight Good-byes 112
15. Chapter Nine Into the Maelstrom 117
16. Chapter Ten The Ridges That Could Not Be Taken 128
17. Chapter Eleven The Brutal Road to Castel d’Aiano 144
18. Chapter Twelve Rest and Recuperation 155
19. Chapter Thirteen The Bloodbath of Spring 164
20. Chapter Fourteen Bad Times 173
21. Chapter Fifteen Pursuit to the Alps 190
22. Chapter Sixteen Home 193
23. Chapter Seventeen Legacy 199
24. Notes 205
25. Selected Bibliography 239
26. About the Author 243
27. Index 245