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100 1 $aKing, Michael J.
245 10 $aWilliam Orlando Darby, a military biography /$cby Michael J. King.
260 0 $aHamden, Conn. :$bArchon Books,$c1981.
300 $aix, 219 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
500 $aIncludes index.
504 $aBibliography: p. 197-210.
505 0 $aThe young Darby -- The foundation and organization of the Rangers -- North Africa -- Sicily -- From Salerno to the winter line -- Anzio, Cisterna di Littoria -- The War Department and the 10th Mountain Division.
520 $a"Led by dauntless William O. Darby, the elite fighting unit commonly known as Darby's Rangers battled successfully in the World War II campaigns of North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. These units, originally modeled on the British Commandos, were trained in shock tactics, unconventional warfare, special weaponry, demolition operations behind enemy lines and the like ... [Michael] King has integrated the biography of a superb mid-level combat commander and the study of an elite military unit in action"--Dust jkt.
600 10 $aDarby, William Orlando.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy.$bRanger Battalion, 1st$xHistory.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy.$bRanger Battalion, 3rd$xHistory.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy.$bRanger Battalion, 4th$xHistory.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy$vBiography.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zAfrica, North.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zItaly.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xRegimental histories$zUnited States.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xRegimental histories$zUnited States.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xRegimental histories$zUnited States.
650 0 $aGenerals$zUnited States$vBiography.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aKing, Michael J. (Michael Julius), 1941-$tWilliam Orlando Darby, a military biography.$dHamden, Conn. : Archon Books, 1981$w(OCoLC)558183067
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