The Spearheaders

Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1960. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is one tiny bump to the top spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. There is one tiny edge tear to the top spine joint and another tiny tear to the top spine end of the dust jacket. " The new units received hundreds of combat-tested soldiers from Seventh Army units. Major Herman Dammer assumed command of the 3rd Battalion, Major Roy Murray the 4th Battalion, and Darby remained as the 1st Battalion commander. Darby was, in effect, the commander of what became known as the “Darby Ranger Force. ”The Rangers took part in the invasion of Sicily and in three major campaigns in Italy. They led the amphibious landing near Salerno, on 9 September 1943, and then captured and defended the Chiunzi Pass. After spearheading the Allied drive on Naples, the Rangers fought as line infantry on the mountainous German Winter Line. The battered Ranger battalions were pulled off the line to prepare for the amphibious landing at Anzio on 22 January 1944." (Veritas, Vol. 5, No.1 2009) .