The spearheaders : a personal history of Darby's Rangers /
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| Author / Creator: | Altieri, James, author. |
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| Edition: | First Naval Institute Press paperback edition. |
| Imprint: | Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2014. |
| Description: | 318 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates ; 23 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10094829 |
| Summary: | The outlook for a victory by the Allied Powers was in doubt in 1942. When only two untested American divisions arrived in the European theatre, Gen. Lucien K. Truscott conceived the plan of organizing an American commando unit to be known as the "Rangers." Maj. William O. Darby was placed in command of the first Ranger Battalion and proved himself an officer of such extraordinary leadership that his unit became known as "Darby's Rangers." The Spearheaders is an account from an enlisted man's point of view of the intensely dramatic career of the Rangers. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill, 1960. |
| Physical Description: | 318 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates ; 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781591141792 1591141796 |
