Remount Blue, completed in 1948 by Lieutenant David Brower of the 10th Division (3rd Battalion, 86th Mountain Infantry) is the gripping World War Two account of the U.S. Army's soldiers trained in mountain-fighting, rock-climbing, skiing, mule-packing, cold-weather survival, and other skills needed for combat in rugged, high-altitude terrain. The Division was a critical part of the Allies' successful offensive against German troops in northern Italy. Their story is well-told here and the reader will experience the battlefield in this dramatic account of soldier's lives at the front lines. After the War, Brower became a leading environmentalist, becoming president of the Sierra Club, and founding Friends of the Earth, the League of Conservation Voters, and the Earth Island Institute.
