Rangers at Dieppe : the first combat action of U.S. Army Rangers in World War II
Item Preview
300 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm
A study of the early history of the U.S. Army Rangers describes the formation of the elite, specially trained commando teams and their first foray into combat, taking part in a combined Allied assault on the German-held French port of Dieppe
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-282) and index
The coming of war -- Darby's rangers -- Second front -- Anticipation -- Before the dawn -- Yellow Beach -- Orange Beach -- Disaster on the flanks -- Dieppe -- Slaughter -- Accolades and denials -- Why?
A study of the early history of the U.S. Army Rangers describes the formation of the elite, specially trained commando teams and their first foray into combat, taking part in a combined Allied assault on the German-held French port of Dieppe
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-282) and index
The coming of war -- Darby's rangers -- Second front -- Anticipation -- Before the dawn -- Yellow Beach -- Orange Beach -- Disaster on the flanks -- Dieppe -- Slaughter -- Accolades and denials -- Why?
- External-identifier
-
urn:oclc:record:1330616292
![[WorldCat (this item)]](/images/worldcat-small.png "[WorldCat (this item)]")
Reviews
There are no reviews yet. Be the first one to
write a review.
7 Previews
2 Favorites
Uploaded by station23.cebu on
