Onward We Charge

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: New American Library
Publisher Place: New York
Publisher Year: 2008
Edition: Reprint

Description: 312 pages. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear and stamp on inside page present, but still a presentable copy. From The Beachheads Of North Africa To The Bloody Campaigns Of Southern Italy, And To Darby's Tragic Death Just Eight Days Before VE Day.

Publishers Description: The true story of one of the most charismatic commanders of World War II.Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart, and posthumously promoted to Brigadier General by President Truman, Colonel William Darby was an indisputable hero. His elite battalion of Army Rangers paved the way for Ranger success in subsequent wars—and left an unforgettable legacy in its wake. Onward We Charge takes readers from the beachheads of North Africa to the bloody campaigns of southern Italy, and to DarbyÂ's tragic death by German shrapnel just eight days before V-E Day. This is the true story of a man who held his own beside the greatest military figures in history.

ISBN: 9780451224002