The Battalion: The Dramatic Story of the 2nd Ranger Battalion in WWII

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Stackpole Books, 2013 - 384 էջ
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"Black is the dean of Ranger history."—Douglas Brinkley, New York Times bestselling author 

  • Follows a legendary unit of American fighting men from D-Day through the end of World War II
  • The Rangers' actions were depicted in the movie Saving Private Ryan
 

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Camp Forrest Tennessee April 1September 4 1943 1
1
Rudder 19
19
Fort Pierce Florida Scouts and Raiders School September 415 1943 27
27
Fort DixCamp RitchieCamp Shanksthe Ocean Voyage September 16November 30 1943 33
33
England Preparations for Invasion December 1 1943June 5 1944 47
47
Normandy DDay June 6 1944 83
83
Invasion Aftermath June 7August 16 1944 153
153
Brest France August 17September 18 1944 165
165
Götterdämmerung March 27 to Home 265
265
Epilogue 285
285
Roster of the 2nd Ranger Infantry Battalion in World War II 289
289
Table of Organization and Equipment Ranger Infantry Battalion 317
317
Notes 327
327
Glossary 334
334
Bibliography 336
336
Acknowledgments 341
341

PHOTO SECTION
186
To the Hürtgen Forest September 19November 3 1944 187
187
Castle Hill Hill 400 December 110 1944 205
205
Winter War December 11 1944February 4 1945 233
233
The Roer and the Rhine February 5March 26 1945 245
245
Index 345
345
Other Titles in the Series
356
Back Cover
371
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The Battalion: The Dramatic Story of the 2nd Ranger Battalion in World War II
Robert W. Black
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The Battalion: The Dramatic Story of the 2nd Ranger Battalion in WWII
Robert W. Black
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The Battalion: The Dramatic Story of the 2nd Ranger Battalion in World War II
Robert W. Black
Մասամբ դիտվող - 2006

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Col. Robert W. Black, a highly decorated Ranger veteran of Korea and Vietnam, is a member of the Ranger Hall of Fame. He lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and Port Charlotte, Florida.

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ՎերնագիրThe Battalion: The Dramatic Story of the 2nd Ranger Battalion in WWII
Stackpole Military History Series
ՀեղինակCol. Robert W. Black
Editionillustrated, reprint
ՀրատարակիչStackpole Books, 2013
ISBN0811712737, 9780811712736
Length384 էջ
  
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