The last hill the epic story of a ranger battalion and the battle that defined WWII

Drury, Bob, author.

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"In December 1944, Lt. Col. James Rudder's 2nd Battalion would form the spearhead into Germany. Rudder was given two objectives: Take Hill 400 and hold the hill 400 by any means necessary. Several Wehrmacht regiments had been given the exact same orders. The clash of the two forces was one of the bloodiest encounters of World War II. Of the 130 special operators who held the hill that December day, only 16 remained to stagger back down its frozen...

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Hürtgen Forest, Battle of, Germany, 1944

United States. Army. Ranger Battalion, 2nd

World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns France Normandy

World War, 1939-1945 Regimental histories United States

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ISBN:

9798885783804

Edition:

Large print edition

Description:

613 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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Other Title:

Epic story of a ranger battalion and the battle that defined WWII

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 577-611)

Contents:

Prologue: A vast green cave
PART I: THE RANGERS
Commandos
Darby's recruits
Torch
Heat and dust
"Big Jim" Rudder
A new beginning
Sea change
Swim and swat
The cliffs
PART II: THE BEACH
"The most dangerous mission of D-Day"
Gin blossoms
Charon's craft
Charnel ground
Thermite
"No reinforcements available"
"All rangers down!"
Graves registration
PART III: THE FORTRESS
Hurry up and wait
The "fabulous four"
Brittany
Festung Brest
The "fool lieutenant"
Credentials
PART IV: THE FOREST
"End the war In '44"
The green hell
The queen's gambit
The return of the fabulous four
"How bad is it?"
PART V: THE HILL
Bergstein
Rudderless
The Sugarloaf
"Let's go get the bastards!"
The crest
Fallschirmjägers
A last stand
Howls and whistles
Trudging away

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3225600

Other Authors:

Clavin, Tom, 1954- author

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