The Ranger Force, The: Darby's Rangers in World War II 9780811705219, 9780811743839, 0811743837
In this gripping companion to his acclaimed The Battalion (978-0-8117-0184-6), which told the story of the 2nd Ranger Ba
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English Pages 429 pages Year 2009
Table of contents :
Cover --
Contents --
Prologue --
Chapter 1 Birth in War --
Chapter 2 The Men --
Chapter 3 Training --
Chapter 4 Dieppe: Background and Plan --
Chapter 5 Dieppe: The Battle --
Chapter 6 Dundee --
Chapter 7 Operation Torch: Background --
Chapter 8 Operation Torch: Execution --
Chapter 9 Algeria --
Chapter 10 Sened Station --
Chapter 11 El Guettar --
Chapter 12 Birth of the Ranger Force --
Chapter 13 Sicily: The Plan --
Chapter 14 Assault on Gela --
Chapter 15 Butera: The Eagle's Nest --
Chapter 16 Sicily: The 3rd Ranger Battalion at Licata --
Chapter 17 Sicily: Palermo to Messina --
Chapter 18 Salerno --
Chapter 19 The Winter Line: Venafro --
Chapter 20 Anzio: Prelude --
Chapter 21 Anzio: The Beachhead --
Chapter 22 Anzio: Planning the Breakout --
Chapter 23 Anzio: The Battle of Cisterna --
Chapter 24 Resistance --
Chapter 25 The 4th Fights On --
Chapter 26 Escape --
Index --
Epilogue --
Appendix A: Roster of Darby's Rangers in World War II --
Appendix B: Weapons Used by World War II Rangers --
Appendix C: Combat Lessons of William O. Darby --
Appendix D: Table of Organization and Equipment, Ranger Infantry Battalion --
Appendix E: Lineage, Campaigns, and Decorations of Darby's Rangers in World War II --
Notes --
Acknowledgments.
