Bibliograph

The Spearheaders, A Personal History of Darby''s Rangers

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The Spearheaders, A Personal History of Darby''s Rangers

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Spearheaders

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

892239409

Sub title

A Personal History of Darby''s Rangers

Summary

The outlook for a victory of the Allied Powers was dim in the spring of 1942. Britain was being unmercifully bombed and threatened with invasion. Rommel''s forces were rampaging across North Africa toward Alexandria. Only two American divisions had arrived in the European theatre. Stationed in Ireland, they were green, untested troops, their combat deployment a matter of speculation even to the high command. It was then that General Lucien K. Truscott conceived the plan of organizing an American commando unit to be known as the ""Rangers,"" a name made famous in American history. ""On every fr

Table Of Contents

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction to the Paperback Edition; Part 1: The Challenge; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; Chapter 24; Chapter 25; Chapter 26; Chapter 27; Chapter 28; Chapter 29; Chapter 30; Chapter 31; Chapter 32; Chapter 33; Chapter 34; Chapter 35; Chapter 36; Chapter 37Chapter 38Chapter 39; Chapter 40; Chapter 41; Part 2: "And the Rangers Will Lead the Way. . . ."; Chapter 42; Chapter 43; Chapter 44; Chapter 45; Chapter 46; Chapter 47; Chapter 48; Chapter 49; Chapter 50; Chapter 51

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