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Rangers lead the way : Pointe-du-Hoc D-Day, 1944 / Steven J. Zaloga.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zaloga, Steve, 1952- author.
- Series:
- Raid (Oxford, England)
- Raid
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army. Ranger Battalion, 2nd.
- United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (120 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England ; New York, New York : Osprey Publishing, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 2006 the title 'Highlanders' finally disappeared from the British Army's list of infantry regiments after nearly 270 years. Throughout this period Scottish Highland units distinguished themselves in battle, but it was in the 19th-century heyday of the British Empire that they acquired an elite reputation and their colourful uniforms evolved to their full complexity. This book traces and explains the identity and appearance of the individual regiments throughout Queen Victoria's reign, illustrating a wide variety of their home service uniforms with engravings, paintings, photographs, and fu
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction; Basic Chronology; Regimental Evolution; Highland Uniform: Generalities; Plate Commentaries; Imprint
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781780962344
- 1780962347
- 9781849081023
- 1849081026
- OCLC:
- 843335267
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