The Tenth Trail Mark

AN IMPOSSIBLE CLIMB. A PROMISE TO COME HOME.

A WWII adventure on Italy’s Forgotten Front.

Johnnie Grey learned to survive in the Adirondack wilderness, hunting through blizzards to feed his family during the Great Depression. Now those instincts must carry him through a war.

His journey takes him from Lake Placid to Camp Hale and into the frozen mountains of Italy, where the men of the 10th Mountain Division prepare to scale enemy-held heights. In darkness, on treacherous slopes, every step demands courage—and trust in the man beside him.

But Johnnie’s heart belongs to Ellie, the West Virginia farm girl who slips a silver St. Andrew’s Cross around his neck—a trail mark of love meant to guide him home.

To find his way back to her, Johnnie must survive the climb—and the war waiting beyond it.

Inspired by Joe Looby’s father and the men of Company I, 85th Infantry Regiment, who fought at Mount Belvedere, The Tenth Trail Mark is a WWII novel of survival, brotherhood, and a love carried into battle. It opens The Tenth Series.