The Battalion: The Dramatic Story of the 2nd Ranger Battalion in WWIIStackpole Books, 2013 - 384 pages
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"Black is the dean of Ranger history."—Douglas Brinkley, New York Times bestselling author
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Page 11
... lst Platoon, Easy Company, 2nd Lt. Ted Lapres, was fresh from Officers Candidate School. Such offi— cers had to bear ... Lieutenant Lapres, who would then demonstrate how an unarmed man can defend himself against a charging enemy ...
... lst Platoon, Easy Company, 2nd Lt. Ted Lapres, was fresh from Officers Candidate School. Such offi— cers had to bear ... Lieutenant Lapres, who would then demonstrate how an unarmed man can defend himself against a charging enemy ...
Page 19
... lst Lt. Ralph Goranson was not fully uniformed when he strolled down to take the report. A jeep carrying a powerful-looking officer with major's gold leaves rolled up beside him. “Who the hell are you?” boomed the officer. Goranson ...
... lst Lt. Ralph Goranson was not fully uniformed when he strolled down to take the report. A jeep carrying a powerful-looking officer with major's gold leaves rolled up beside him. “Who the hell are you?” boomed the officer. Goranson ...
Page 23
... Lt. F. M. Phillips, the com— mander of Charlie Company, was crossing a stream on a rope when an oversized demolition charge blew him up and finished his Ranger career. lst Lt. Ralph E. Goranson of Chicago assumed command. The dead were ...
... Lt. F. M. Phillips, the com— mander of Charlie Company, was crossing a stream on a rope when an oversized demolition charge blew him up and finished his Ranger career. lst Lt. Ralph E. Goranson of Chicago assumed command. The dead were ...
Page 52
... 1st Lt. Robert Edlin. No one called him Robert—it was always “Bob.” Edlin was born in Evansville, Indiana, one of ... lst Sgt. Henry “Steve” Golas of Charlie Company pounded Edlin, but Golas had done a previous hitch in the Navy and been ...
... 1st Lt. Robert Edlin. No one called him Robert—it was always “Bob.” Edlin was born in Evansville, Indiana, one of ... lst Sgt. Henry “Steve” Golas of Charlie Company pounded Edlin, but Golas had done a previous hitch in the Navy and been ...
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Contents
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Normandy DDay June 6 1944 83 | 83 |
Invasion Aftermath June 7August 16 1944 153 | 153 |
Brest France August 17September 18 1944 165 | 165 |
Götterdämmerung March 27 to Home 265 | 265 |
Epilogue 285 | 285 |
Roster of the 2nd Ranger Infantry Battalion in World War II 289 | 289 |
Table of Organization and Equipment Ranger Infantry Battalion 317 | 317 |
Notes 327 | 327 |
Glossary 334 | 334 |
Bibliography 336 | 336 |
Acknowledgments 341 | 341 |
PHOTO SECTION | 186 |
To the Hürtgen Forest September 19November 3 1944 187 | 187 |
Castle Hill Hill 400 December 110 1944 205 | 205 |
Winter War December 11 1944February 4 1945 233 | 233 |
The Roer and the Rhine February 5March 26 1945 245 | 245 |
Index 345 | 345 |
Other Titles in the Series | 356 |
Back Cover | 371 |
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