Rangers at Dieppe: The First Combat Action of U.S. Army Rangers in World War II

ISBN-13: 9780425225691 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 336 str.

Jim DeFelice

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From Jim DeFelice, co-author of American Sniper, the gripping account of the birth of the U.S. Army Rangers and their baptism by fire in World War II.

After Pearl Harbor, the United States was struggling to bring itself up to fighting strength for World War II when a specially-trained force--based upon the famed British commando squads--was formed. It would become known as the Rangers.

Before their training was complete, the Rangers were thrust into battle, taking part in an assault on the German-held French port of Dieppe. Plagued by politics and inter-service rivalry, the raid would become one of the greatest debacles of the war. Allied losses included several Rangers killed or wounded--the first American blood spilled on European soil in the war.

Here, drawn from historical records and personal recollections by those who were there, and illustrated with photographs, is the story of the first combat experience of what would become the U.S. Army Rangers.