Dog Company av Patrick O'Donnell

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<B>An epic World War II story of valor, sacrifice, and the Rangers who led the way to victory in Europe</B><BR><BR> It is said that the right man in the right place at the right time can make the difference between victory and defeat. This is the dramatic story of sixty-eight soldiers of the U.S. Army''s 2nd Ranger Battalion, D Company -- Dog Company -- who made that difference, time and again.<BR><br> From D-Day, when German guns atop Pointe du Hoc threatened the Allied landings and the men of Dog Company scaled the ninety-foot cliffs to destroy them; to the thickly forested slopes of Hill 400, in Germany''s Hü Forest, where the Rangers launched a desperate bayonet charge across an open field, captured the crucial hill, and held it against all odds. In each battle, the men of Dog Company made the difference.<BR><br><I>Dog Company</I> is their unforgettable story -- thoroughly researched and vividly told by acclaimed combat historian Patrick K. O''Donnell -- a story of extraordinary br