Raiders or elite infantry? : the changing role of the U.S. Army Rangers from Dieppe to Grenada /

Raiders or elite infantry? : the changing role of the U.S. Army Rangers from Dieppe to Grenada /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Hogan, David W., 1958-
Imprint:Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1992.
Description:xxi, 272 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Contributions in military studies. 0883-6884 ; no. 128
Subject:
United States. -- Army -- Commando troops -- History -- 20th century.
United States. -- Army.
Armed Forces -- Commando troops.
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1355032
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ISBN:0313268037 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-253) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Army Rangers from Dieppe to Grenada
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Origins of a Legend American Commandos
  • The Spearheaders Line
  • The Anomaly of the 6th Ranger Battalion
  • The Rangers in Eclipse Raiders for Korea
  • A Turning Point Rangers
  • Lead the Way "Lurps" and Green Berets
  • Improvisation in Vietnam
  • "A Foot Infantry Battalion Finest in the World"
  • "Ronnie's Rangers"
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliographical
  • Essay
  • Index

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