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The Ranger Force: Darby's Rangers in World War II
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The Ranger Force: Darby's Rangers in World War II Hardcover - 2009

by Robert W. Black


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One of the most famous units of World War II and all of military historyFirst Americans to see active combat in the European theaterExpands 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.

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  • Title The Ranger Force: Darby's Rangers in World War II
  • Author Robert W. Black
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA
  • Date 2009
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780811705219 / 0811705218
  • Weight 1.57 lbs (0.71 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.12 x 6.34 x 1.3 in (23.16 x 16.10 x 3.30 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - History, World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008048378
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.541

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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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