The Ranger Force by Robert Black
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 BattleIn 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.
A fine, comprehensive history of one of the US. Army’s most storied units. Black has done justice to William O. Darby and his Rangers. -- Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Liberation Trilogy
Black is the dean of Ranger history. -- Douglas Brinkley, bestselling author
Black is the dean of Ranger history. -- Douglas Brinkley, bestselling author
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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| ISBN 13 | 9780811738460 |
| ISBN 10 | 0811738469 |
| Title | The Ranger Force |
| Author | Robert Black |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Stackpole Books |
| Year published | 2019-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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