Shadow Warriors A History of the US Army Rangers

by BAHMANYAR, MIR

• ISBN13: 9781846031427
• ISBN10: 1846031427
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-26
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Summary

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 fascinating volume incorporates many first-hand accounts of dramatic Ranger actions by the combatants themselves.

Author Biography

Mir Bahmanyar received his BA in History from the University of California at Berkeley. Subsequently, he joined the US Army, serving with the 2d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment as a machine-gunner and training non-commissioned officer. Mir also created www.suasponte.com a website chronicling the history of the American Ranger. He is a feature film producer and screenwriter, recently completing the award-winning film Soldier of God (www.soldierofgod.net). He lives in Los Angeles. The author lives in LA, California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	6	(1)
Introduction	7	(2)
PART I THE RISE OF THE RANGERS	9	(82)
Colonial Rangers	9	(13)
The Revolutionary War	22	(6)
The Civil War	28	(4)
Ranger Battalions of World War II	32	(30)
The Postwar Years: Korea and Vietnam	62	(29)
PART II AMERICA'S SMALL WARS	91	(67)
The Modern Rangers	91	(16)
Operations Eagle Claw and Urgent Fury	107	(12)
All Hail the Regiment	119	(6)
From Just Cause to Desert Storm	125	(16)
Somalia Operation Gothic Serpent	141	(17)
PART III THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM	158	(104)
Operation Enduring Freedom I	176	(12)
Operation Relentless Strike	188	(4)
Operation Anaconda and Takur Ghar	192	(49)
Operation Iraqi Freedom	241	(21)
Appendices	262	(48)
Endnotes	310	(7)
Further Reading and Bibliography	317	(5)
Glossary	322	(2)
Index	324