Bibliograph

The last hill, the epic story of a ranger battalion and the battle that defined WWII, Bob Drury and Tom Clavin

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The last hill, the epic story of a ranger battalion and the battle that defined WWII, Bob Drury and Tom Clavin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-383) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The last hill

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Bob Drury and Tom Clavin

Sub title

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

Summary

Filled with unforgettable action and characters, this incredible untold story of “Rudder’s Rangers,” the most elite and experienced attack unit the Army had, recounts how their objective to take Hill 400 led to a clash with the German Volks-Grenadiers, resulting in one of the bloodiest and costly ones of WWII

Table Of 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 -- Fallschirmjagers -- A last stand -- Howls and whistles -- Trudging away

Target audience

adult

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