The Spearheaders: A Personal History of Darby's Rangers

The Spearheaders: A Personal History of Darby's Rangers by Altieri, Estate of James. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781591141792.

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 “Rangers.” 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 “Darbys Rangers.” The Spearheaders is an account from an enlisted mans point of view of the intensely dramatic career of the Rangers.