{"product_id":"ranger-force-robert-w-black-9780811705219","title":"Ranger Force: Darby's Rangers in World War II","description":"\u003cli\u003eOne of the most famous units of World War II and all of military history\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFirst Americans to see active combat in the European theater\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eExpands on events described in Rick Atkinson's An Army at Dawn and The Day of Battle\u003cbr\u003eIn this gripping companion to his acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Battalion\u003c\/i\u003e (978-0-8117-0184-6), which told the story of the 2nd Ranger Battalion in World War II, Robert W. Black turns his attention to the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Ranger Battalions, otherwise known as Darby's Rangers. These elite soldiers accompanied British commandos on the failed Dieppe Raid in August 1942, participated in Operation Torch in North Africa three months later, battled across Sicily the following summer, and ended the war in Italy, where they landed at Salerno in September 1943 and Anzio in January 1944 and were decimated at the Battle of Cisterna.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert W. Black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0811705218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811705219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stackpole Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 6.34w x 1.30d","brand":"Robert W. Black","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48587653349631,"sku":"9780811705219","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_81a396dc-a40c-4238-8eab-79e3bceae2bd.jpg?v=1780169549","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ranger-force-robert-w-black-9780811705219","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}