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Rangers at Dieppe - The First Combat Action of US Army Rangers in WWII
Rangers at Dieppe The First Combat Action of US Army Rangers in WWII Author:Jim DeFelice After Pearl Harbor, the United States was struggling to bring itself up to fighting strength for World War II when a specially trained force - based upon the famed British commando squads - was formed. They would become known as the Rangers. — Before their training was even complete, they would be thrust into battle, taking part in an amphibious... more » assault on the German-held French port of Dieppe. Born in a witches' brew of politics and interservice rivalry, the raid would become one of the greatest debacles of World War II. Horrific Allied losses included several Rangers killed or wounded - the first American blood spilled on European soil.
Even so, Dieppe became a watermark for the Rangers - proof that they were every bit as tough as their allies and enemies. Here, drawn from historical records and personal recollections by those who were there, and illustrated with photographs, is the story of those fifty Rangers and that little-known raid - and the baptism of fire of what would become the U.S. Army Rangers.« less
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