Shadow Warriors A History of the US Army Rangers

by Bahmanyar, Mir

• ISBN13: 9781841768601
• ISBN10: 184176860X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-09-10
• 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 film Soldier of God (www.soldierofgod.net). He lives in Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 6
Introduction	p. 7
The Rise of the Rangers	p. 9
Colonial Rangers	p. 9
The Revolutionary War	p. 22
The Civil War	p. 28
Ranger Battalions of World War II	p. 32
The Postwar Years: Korea and Vietnam	p. 62
America's Small Wars	p. 91
The Modern Rangers	p. 91
Operations Eagle Claw and Urgent Fury	p. 107
All Hail the Regiment	p. 119
From Just Cause to Desert Storm	p. 125
Somalia Operation Gothic Serpent	p. 141
The Global War on Terrorism	p. 158
Operation Enduring Freedom I	p. 176
Operation Relentless Strike	p. 188
Operation Anaconda and Takur Ghar	p. 192
Operation Iraqi Freedom	p. 241
Appendices	p. 262
Endnotes	p. 310
Further Reading and Bibliography	p. 317
Glossary	p. 322
Index	p. 324
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