D-DAY COVER UP AT POINTE DU HOC: The History of the 2nd & 5th US Army Rangers, 1st May - 10th June 1944

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This follow-up book to 'Cover Up at Omaha Beach' offers a complete history of the US Army Rangers for the seven months prior to D-Day. Using period documents, many of which have only recently been released from Top Secret status in US Archives, the book fills in the gaps that many have only guessed at concerning the Rangers' real missions on D-Day. Includes explanation why a battalion commander was removed hours before the landings, why the Rangers were not briefed on their actual D-Day missions, and the extraordinary role that Lt. Col. Rudder played at Pointe du Hoc. Includes 50 black and white illustrations.