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Mishler has gone the extra yard to interview great players from both sides of this rivalry. From "crossover players" who found themselves in the enemy camp for their professional careers to the great anecdotes which fill each page any Packer or Viking fan will be entertained. I thought I had heard or read most of the Lombardi year stories, but Todd came up with some new ones I hadn't heard from the post season circuit. A perfect complement to D'Amato and Christl's "Mudbaths and Bloodbaths".

You don't have to be a Vikings or Packers fan to enjoy this book. Any true NFL fan will want to read this book to relive some of the greatest games ever played between these NFC powerhouses. Insight from players and fans alike give a personal feel and provide that extra "edge" that will leave you both chuckling and gritting your teeth depending on which side of the Minnesota-Wisconsin border you happen to live on. Don't hesitate, but a copy for yourself and get some extra's for Xmas gifts!

Cold Wars: 40 Years Of Packer-Viking Rivalry by football enthusiast Todd Mishler is an informed and informative review of every game these the cherished Greenbay Packer and Minnesota Viking football teams have played since 1960. Filled cover to cover along with anecdotes, insights, and cheers from players, coaches, sports writers, and fans, Cold Wars is enthusiastically recommended as an engaging history perfect for Wisconsin and Minnesota football buffs and could well serve as a template for writing books about other historic football rivalries!

As a hardcore Vikings fan I was thrilled to find this book. I truly believe this rivaly is the greatest in the NFL past, present and future. Nothing can discribe the feeling I get when I go to the local pup to watch the Vikes battle the Pack. With this book I can relive past victories and heartbreaks. This book is an excellent book to compair numbers and scores. A must have for Viking or Packer fans but can definitely appeal to NFL histroy buffs. What a find!

Very nice overview of 40+ years of one of the best, if not THE best, rivalries in the NFL. Insightful interviews with former players and press people and a decent summary of each and every game played between the two teams - including an extended account of the Author's top ten games. I would have liked a bit more detail for each game - the box scores would have been great, and the book could have definitely benefitted from the addition more pictures. The author gives a mostly fair representation to both the Vikings and the Packers, although many game summaries are a little heavy on the Packer slant and I found the underlying assertion that many Vikings fans are fair-weather fans a bit off target.

As a Vikings fan living in the North East I have spent countless Sundays in a handful of sports bars over the last 15 years and have always encountered a gathering of Vikings fans (usually as big a group as Steelers, Dolphins, Cowboys and other 'popular team', non-hometown fans). I never ran into Packer fans until they became a contender in the late 90's and they all either had Favre or Reggie White jerseys. In recent years, Packer fans have once again disappeared, yet I still run into Vikings fans (wearing jerseys going back to Tarkenton and Blair, as well as today's players like Bennett and Culpepper).