Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-321) and index
pt. I. The rise of the rangers -- Colonial rangers -- The revolutionary war -- The Civil War -- Ranger battalions of World War II -- The postwar years: Korea and Vietnam -- pt. II. America's small wars -- The modern rangers -- Operations Eagle Claw and Urgent Fury -- All hail the regiment -- From Just Cause to Desert Storm -- Somalia operation Gothic Serpent -- pt. III. The global war on terrorism -- Operation Enduring Freedom I -- Operation Relentless Strike -- Operation Anaconda and Takur Ghar -- Operation Iraqi Freedom