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, a
Rangers : selected combat operations in World War II
โ Scribed by Michael J King
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- English
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- 91
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- Leavenworth papers, no. 11
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- Library
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