Going for the Gold: How the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team Won at Lake Placid »

José Luis Villegas is a staff photographer with the Sacramento Bee. His work has appeared in the books Away Games and Home is Everything.

Tim Wendel is the author of four books, including Castro's Curveball: A Novel and The New Face of Baseball. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Weekend, GQ and Esquire. Visit the author at www.timwendel.com

This is the true inside story of the "Miracle on Ice," in which U.S. players defeated the seemingly invincible Soviet ice hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics. 62 photographs highlight this thrilling tale.

Introduction to the Dover Edition vii

Foreword xi

Part I How they won 1

Chapter 1 On the Road 3

Chapter 2 Going for the Gold 26

Part II Meet the Champions 49

Chapter 3 The Minnesota Way 51

Chapter 4 Fleet, Fast and Unlucky 58

Chapter 5 The Iron Ranger 66

Chapter 6 The Conehead Who Wouldn't Quit 74

Chapter 7 The Kid from Bunker Hill 81

Chapter 8 Shelter from the Storm 90

Chapter 9 The Midas Touch 102

Chapter 10 The Best of Both Worlds 112

Chapter 11 A Modern Myth 123

Part III Statistical review 125

Acknowledgments 132