The Battalion: The Dramatic Story of the 2nd Ranger Battalion in World War II

by Robert W. Black

Book Overview

Goes into exceptional detail on the D-Day assault of the gun positions at Pointe du Hoc, including how it almost ended in total failure and lists the names of the Rangers who fought in the 2nd Battalion Unlike most books on the U.S. Army Rangers, this one also covers the many battles fought by the Rangers after D-Day Based on original documents and interviews with the surviving veterans by the author With a centuries' old warrior heritage, American...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811701840
• ISBN13: 9780811701846
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"