The boys of Pointe du Hoc : Ronald Reagan, D-Day, and the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion /

The heavy U.S. and British warships poised in the English Channel had eighteen targets on their bombardment list for D-Day morning. The 100-foot promontory known as Pointe du Hoc--where six big German guns were ensconced--was number one. General Omar Bradley called knocking out the Nazi defenses at...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brinkley, Douglas (Author)
Other Authors: Reagan, Ronald
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W. Morrow, [2005]
Edition:1st ed.
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