The battalion : the dramatic story of the 2nd Ranger Battalion in World War II
Tells the dramatic story of the U.S. Army's 2nd Ranger Battalion, an elite troop of volunteers who, after being finely honed for combat, faced their greatest challenge on June 6,1944--D-Day
Print Book, English, ©2006
Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA, ©2006
xiv, 354 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780811701846, 0811701840
64770992
Camp Forrest, Tennessee : April 1 [to] September 4, 1943
Rudder
Fort Pierce, Florida : Scouts and Raiders schools : September 4-15, 1943
Fort Dix, Camp Ritchie, Camp Shanks, the ocean voyage : September 16 [to] November 30, 1943
England, preparations for invasion : December 1, 1943 [to] June 5, 1944
Normandy, D-Day : June 6, 1944
Invasion aftemath : June 7 [to] August 16, 1944
Brest, France : August 17 [to] September 18, 1944
To the H?rtgen Forest : September 19 [to] November 3, 1944
Castle Hill (Hill 400) : December 1-10, 1944
Winter war : December 11 [to] February 4, 1945
The Roer and the Rhine : February 5 [to] March 26, 1945
G?tterd?mmerung : March 27 to home