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- 2006034782 abstract "Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart, and posthumously promoted to Brigadier General by President Truman, Colonel William Darby was an indisputable hero. His elite battalion of Army Rangers paved the way for Ranger success in subsequent wars, and left an unforgettable legacy in its wake. This book takes readers from the beachheads of North Africa to the bloody campaigns of southern Italy, and to Darby's tragic death by German shrapnel just eight days before V-E Day. This is the true story of a man who held his own beside the greatest military figures in history.--From publisher description.".
- 2006034782 contributor B10447443.
- 2006034782 created "c2007.".
- 2006034782 date "2007".
- 2006034782 date "c2007.".
- 2006034782 dateCopyrighted "c2007.".
- 2006034782 description "Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart, and posthumously promoted to Brigadier General by President Truman, Colonel William Darby was an indisputable hero. His elite battalion of Army Rangers paved the way for Ranger success in subsequent wars, and left an unforgettable legacy in its wake. This book takes readers from the beachheads of North Africa to the bloody campaigns of southern Italy, and to Darby's tragic death by German shrapnel just eight days before V-E Day. This is the true story of a man who held his own beside the greatest military figures in history.--From publisher description.".
- 2006034782 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-300) and index.".
- 2006034782 extent "vi, 312 p., [16] p. of plates :".
- 2006034782 identifier "9780451221285".
- 2006034782 identifier 2006034782-b.html.
- 2006034782 identifier 2006034782-d.html.
- 2006034782 issued "2007".
- 2006034782 issued "c2007.".
- 2006034782 language "eng".
- 2006034782 publisher "New York : NAL Caliber,".
- 2006034782 spatial "Africa, North.".
- 2006034782 spatial "Italy.".
- 2006034782 spatial "United States".
- 2006034782 spatial "United States.".
- 2006034782 subject "940.54/1273092 B 22".
- 2006034782 subject "D769.31 1st .J44 2007".
- 2006034782 subject "Darby, William Orlando.".
- 2006034782 subject "Generals United States Biography.".
- 2006034782 subject "United States. Army Biography.".
- 2006034782 subject "United States. Army. Ranger Battalion, 1st History.".
- 2006034782 subject "United States. Army. Ranger Battalion, 3rd History.".
- 2006034782 subject "United States. Army. Ranger Battalion, 4th History.".
- 2006034782 subject "World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Africa, North.".
- 2006034782 subject "World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Italy.".
- 2006034782 subject "World War, 1939-1945 Regimental histories United States.".
- 2006034782 title "Onward we charge : the heroic story of Darby's Rangers in World War II / H. Paul Jeffers.".
- 2006034782 type "text".