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Rangers at Dieppe: The First Combat Action of U.S. Army Rangers in World War II
Rangers at Dieppe The First Combat Action of US Army Rangers in World War II
Author: Jim Defelice
The day the U.S. Army Rangers first went into combat-and the battle that won't be forgotten. 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...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780425219218
ISBN-10: 0425219216
Publication Date: 1/2/2008
Pages: 320
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Berkley Hardcover
Book Type: Hardcover
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This is an interesting view of the raid on Dieppe, as it spends---as the title suggests---considerable time looking at the role of 50 American Rangers in that raid. However, the author also does a good job covering the actions of the British and Canadians, from the initial planing to the final outcome and lessons learned---both good and tragic.

It was during this raid that the first three Americans killed in combat in Europe occurred.


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