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Osprey Special Editions (Military) : Shadow Warriors : A History of the US Army Rangers
No American military unit can claim as colorful and volatile a history as the Rangers, who have led the way in America's wars for well over 300 years. This book traces the Rangers from the time of Robert Rogers during the French-Indian War of the 18th century to the most recent combat operations in Iraq. With a focus on today's Army Rangers, who combine the rugged individualism of American frontiersmen with the finely honed ability to operate as a close-knit team, wreaking havoc behind enemy lines, this book incorporates many first-hand accounts of dramatic Ranger actions by the combatants themselves. Text by Mir Bahmanyar.
Contents
- History of Early Rangers 1600-1775
Colonial America
French-Indian Wars
- American War of Independence 1776-1783
- The American Civil War 1861-1865
- WW2 1942-1945
- Inter-war Years
- The Korean War : The First Airborne Rangers
- Vietnam 1956-1975
- The Modern Rangers 1974-2003
- Desert One (Iran) : Operation Eagle Claw 1980
Grenada Invasion : Operation Urgent Fury 1983
- 'All Hail the Regiment'
Panama : Operation Just Cause 1989
Iraq : Operation Desert Storm 1990-1991
Somalia : Operation Gothic Serpent 1993
Haiti : Operation Uphold Democracy 1994
Afghanistan : Operation Enduring Freedom 2001
Iraq : Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003
- Conclusion
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