It’s March in 1944, and you’re a soldier on a mission in the wilderness during the harsh European winter. You and your unit have been skiing in in knee-deep snow for two hours straight. It’s about 5° F (and that’s the day’s high). You finally set up camp, thaw your hands out over a small fire, and try to rest.
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But your enemies don’t want you to rest. Bullets are firing and you have to scramble to get your equipment and find shelter. As the enemy encroaches, you and the boys set up mines to slow them down. Soon enough, a platoon of well-rested, well-armed soldiers in snowsuits are making their way over. Decisions have to be made, and they have to be made fast.
Thanks to this soldier’s personal account, we get an intimate look into the wildest ride a soldier could experience…