Skis, Samba, and Smoking Snakes

Remembering An Unlikely World War II Partnership

When glacier-goggled American ski troops and samba-loving Brazilian soldiers unite halfway across the world.

Published on Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective in January 2024. Read here.

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Publications History World War II Italian Campaign

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January 8, 2024

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