Darby's Rangers
We Led the Way
Proud reading . . . of value to a new generation of military historians and 'battle buffs.'-Military Affairs Magazine From the moment they hit the beaches in North Africa to their last desperate struggle at Anzio, Darby's Rangers asked for only one thing in World War II-the chance to fight. Experts at amphibious landings, night attacks, and close combat, the Rangers were the spearhead advancing U.S. forces. And at their helm was William O. Darby, a forceful, charismatic man who inspired, and was inspired by, his troops. Against overwhelming odds in Tunisia, through the concentrated hell at Gela, on to the final kill at Messina and the Italian…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-307-41489-2
- EAN: 9780307414892
- Produktnummer: 15740386
- Verlag: Random House Publishing Group
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 256 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 3'154 KB
Über den Autor
William O. Darby was the founder and commanding officer of Darby's Rangers, the first unit of the US Army Rangers. The original draft of Darby's Rangers was dictated shortly before he was killed in action on April 30, 1945-nine days before the conclusion of World War II.
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