Rangers Lead the Way: Pointe-Du-Hoc D-Day 1944

by Steven J. Zaloga

In the early hours of D-Day, 1944, a group from the US Army 2nd Rangers Battalion were sent on one of the legendary raids of World War II. Their mission was to scale the cliffs overlooking Omaha beach and assault the German coastal artillery at Pointe-du-Hoc, which allied intelligence had identified as a threat to the impending invasion. It was thought that only a raid could ensure that the guns would remain silent during the D-Day landings. But allied...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846033942
• ISBN13: 9781846033940
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.9" x 9.8"