Shadow Warriors: A History of the US Army Rangers

Mir Bahmanyar

Osprey Publishing, Sep 10, 2005 - History - 336 pages

No American military unit can claim as colorful and volatile a history as the Rangers, who have led the way in America's wars for well over 300 years. This book traces the Rangers from the time of Robert Rogers during the French-Indian War of the 18th century to the most recent combat operations in Iraq. With a focus on today's Army Rangers, who combine the rugged individualism of American frontiersmen with the finely honed ability to operate as a close-knit team, wreaking havoc behind enemy lines, this fascinating volume incorporates many first-hand accounts of dramatic Ranger actions by the combatants themselves.

Contents

• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: 6
• The Revolutionary War: 22
• Korea and Vietnam: 62
• PART II: 91
• Operations Eagle Claw and Urgent Fury: 107
• From Just Cause to Desert Storm: 125
• Somalia Operation Gothic Serpent: 141
• PART III: 158
• Operation Enduring Freedom 1: 176
• Operation Anaconda and Takur Ghar: 192
• Operation Iraqi Freedom: 241
• APPENDICES: 262
• ENDNOTES: 310
• INDEX: 324

About the author

Mir Bahmanyar received his BA in History from the University of California at Berkeley. Subsequently, he joined the US Army, serving with the 2d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment as a machine-gunner and training non-commissioned officer. Mir also created www.suasponte.com a website chronicling the history of the American Ranger. He is a feature film producer and screenwriter, recently completing the film Soldier of God (www.soldierofgod.net). He lives in Los Angeles.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Shadow Warriors: A History of the US Army Rangers; General Military
• Author: Mir Bahmanyar
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2005
• ISBN: 184176860X, 9781841768601
• Length: 336 pages
• Subjects: History / Military / General