This title shows how the Rangers differed from the standard infantryman in both their combat mession and their combat skills, and how tactics were modified in the light of lessons learned. The experiences of battle covered include the Rangers' first action during the 1942 Dieppe raid; fighting elite Italian Bersaglieri units at Station de Sened and the Afrika Korps at Dernaia Pass in 1943; and the gruelling combat up the Italian boot until war's end. Packed with first hand accounts, and many unpublished photographs, it provides a vivid description of life among the elite soldiers of Darby's Ra... View More...
Map endpapers. Foreword by general mark w. Clark. An exposition-banner book, about the campaign in italy during WWII. Mild edgewear DJ. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 365 pages; 27554 View More...
Alongside the Flying Tigers and the Devil's Brigade, the U. S. 6615th Ranger Force--better known as Darby's Rangers after unit's legendary commander, William O. Darby--ranks among the most famous fighting formations of World War II. Like their counterparts who scaled the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc on D-Day, Darby's Rangers led the way, from the dust of Tunisia to the mountain passes of Italy. Rosters of all the Rangers that served in WWII, includes my own father. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 418 pages; 28776 View More...
From the deadly shores of North Africa to the invasion of Sicily to the fierce jungle hell of the Pacific, the contribution of the World War II Ranger Battalions far outweighed their numbers. They were ordinary men on an extraordinary mission, experiencing the full measure of the fear, exhaustion, and heroism of combat in nearly every major invasion of the war. Whether spearheading a landing force or scouting deep behind enemy lines, these highly motivated, highly trained volunteers led the way for other soldiers -- they were Rangers. With first-person interviews, in-depth research, and a comp... View More...
First hand account by a member of 101st airborne division; vivid descriptions of airborne assaults and infantry combat; covers campaigns in Normandy, Holland and the Ardennes. List of other military books published by Greenhill Books on underside of DJ. Minor creasing to lower edge of DJ. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 256 pages; 17456 View More...
Remainder mark. All else clean, tight and bright. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 300 pages; A remarkable saga of heroism under fire. DeFelice's account of the American Rangers' baptism of fire two years before D-Day is as compelling as it is provocative. This is military history at its best. --Colonel Cole C. Kingseed. Just months after Pearl Harbor, with America still struggling to bring itself up to fighting strength for World War II, it was decided that a specially-trained force based upon the British commando squads should be formed. They would become known as the Rangers. Before their traini... View More...
The story of the 1st and 12th SS Panzer Divisions in the 1944 Normandy campaign. Previous owner's label on spine of DJ. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 314 pages; 28222 View More...
The drama and tragedy of the Second World War is revealed in hundreds of great photos (many never before published) and a superb narrative by a Pulitze Prize-winning journalist. 720 illustrations. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 640 pages; 26657 View More...
Anzio was one of the greatest battles of World War II-a desperate gamble to land a large amphibious force behind German lines in Italy in the hope that the war could be shortened by capturing Rome. It also turned out to be one of the bloodiest battles in U. S. Military history. Based on extensive research into archives, photos, letters, diaries, previously classified official records, and scores of personal interviews with surviving veterans of the 45th, The Rock of Anzio is written with an immediacy that puts the reader right onto the battlefield and shows us war through the eyes of ordinary ... View More...
