The outlook for a victory by the Allied Powers was in doubt in 1942. When only two untested American divisions arrived in the European theatre, Gen. Lucien K. Truscott conceived the plan of organizing an American commando unit to be known as the âRangers.â Maj. William O. Darby was placed in command of the first Ranger Battalion and proved himself an officer of such extraordinary leadership that his unit became known as âDarbyâs Rangers.â The Spearheaders is an account from an enlisted manâs point of view of the intensely dramatic career of the Rangers.
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