The Ranger Force : Darby's Rangers in World War II.

The Ranger Force : Darby's Rangers in World War II.

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Stackpole Books 2009.
Description:	1 online resource (400)
Language:	English
Subject:	Darby, William Orlando. Darby, William Orlando. United States. -- Army. -- Ranger Battalion, 1st -- History. United States. -- Army. -- Ranger Battalion, 3rd -- History. United States. -- Army. -- Ranger Battalion, 4th -- History. United States. -- Army. -- Ranger Battalion, 1st. United States. -- Army. -- Ranger Battalion, 3rd. United States. -- Army. -- Ranger Battalion, 4th. World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy. Military campaigns. Regimental histories. North Africa. Italy. United States. History. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11258185

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ISBN:	9780811743839 0811743837 1282995332 9781282995338 9780811705219 0811705218
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	In this gripping companion to his acclaimed The Battalion (978-0-8117-0184-6), which told the story of the 2nd Ranger Battalion in World War II, Robert W. Black turns his attention to the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Ranger Battalions, otherwise known as Darby's Rangers. These elite soldiers accompanied British commandos on the failed Dieppe Raid in August 1942, participated in Operation Torch in North Africa three months later, battled across Sicily the following summer, and ended the war in Italy, where they landed at Salerno in September 1943 and Anzio in January 1944 and were decimated at the Battle of Cisterna.

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Summary:	One of the most famous units of World War II and all of military history. First Americans to see active combat in the European theater. Expands on events described in Rick Atkinson's An Army at Dawn and The Day of Battle .
Physical Description:	1 online resource (400)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780811743839 0811743837 1282995332 9781282995338 9780811705219 0811705218