The boys of Pointe du Hoc Ronald Reagan, D-Day, and the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion Brinkley, Douglas creator author Reagan, Ronald. text bibliography History. nyu 2005 1st ed. monographic eng print 274 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm 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 the Pointe the toughest of any task assigned on June 6, 1944. Under the bulldoggish command of Colonel James E. Rudder of Texas, profiled here, these elite forces, "Rudder's Rangers," took control of the fortified cliff. The liberation of Europe was under way. Based upon recently released documents, the first in-depth, anecdotal remembrance of these fearless Army Rangers, is told in tandem with the making of Reagan's two uplifting 1984 speeches, considered by many to be among the best orations he ever gave.--From publisher description. Introduction : Setting the stage -- Darby's Rangers -- Rudder's Rangers -- Climbing the cliffs, destroying the guns -- Reagan's Hollywood war -- Peggy Noonan prepares for Pointe du Hoc -- Reagan's Normandy Day -- After the speeches -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Notes and sources -- Acknowledgments -- Index. Douglas Brinkley. Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-260) and index. e-fr--- n-us--- United States. Army. Ranger Battalion, 2nd History United States. Army. Ranger Battalion, 2nd. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns France Normandy Anniversaries, etc World War, 1939-1945 Regimental histories United States Normandy (France) History Anniversaries, etc Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Histoire des unités États-Unis Normandie (France) Histoire Anniversaries Military campaigns Regimental histories France Normandy United States Elitetruppe Weltkrieg Pointe du Hoc USA World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbhpRH9XvjbDFXtxhb 1939-1945 fast D756.5.N6 B748 2005 940.54/2142 0060565276 9780060565275 2005040008 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1308/2005040008-b.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1308/2005040008-b.html TAG TAGC DLC 050208 20240808225623.3 in00004817954 eng