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05085aam a22007338i 4500 001 173BE30C5F3311EDA427565F4DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221108010044 008 220504s2022 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022021367 020 $a 1250247160 020 $a 9781250247162 035 $a (OCoLC)1289252747 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCL $d GK8 $d OCO $d IK2 $d JIM $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 050 00 $a D769.31 2nd $b .C53 2022 082 00 $a 940.54/2142 $2 23/eng/20220504 100 1 $a Drury, Bob, $e author. 245 14 $a The last hill : $b the epic story of a ranger battalion and the battle that defined WWII / $c Bob Drury and Tom Clavin. 246 30 $a Epic story of a ranger battalion and the battle that defined WWII 250 $a First edition. 263 $a 2211 264 1 $a New York : $b St. Martin's Press, $c 2022. 300 $a xi, 398 pages, 16 leaves of plates : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a PART I: THE RANGERS -- Commandos -- Darby's Recruits -- Torch -- Heat and Dust -- "Big Jim" Rudder -- A New Beginning -- Sea Change -- Swim and Swat -- The Cliffs -- PART II: THE BEACH -- "The Most Dangerous Mission of D-Day" -- Gin Blossoms -- Charon's Craft -- Charnel Ground -- Thermite -- "No Reinforcements Available" -- 'All Rangers Down!' -- Graves Registration -- PART III: THE FORTRESS -- Hurry Up and Wait -- The "Fabulous Four" -- Brittany -- Festung Brest -- The "Fool Lieutenant" -- Credentials -- PART IV: THE FOREST -- "End The War In '44" -- The Green Hell -- The QUEEN'S Gambit -- The Return of the Fabulous Four -- "How Bad Is It?" -- PART V: THE HILL -- Bergstein -- Rudderless -- The Sugarloaf -- "Let's Go Get the Bastards!" -- The Crest -- Fallschirmjagers -- A Last Stand -- Howls and Whistles -- Trudging Away. 520 $a "Bob Drury and Tom Clavin's The Last Hill is the incredible untold story of one Ranger battalion's heroism and courage in World War II. They were known as "Rudder's Rangers," the most elite and experienced attack unit the Army had. In December 1944, they would be the spearhead into Germany, taking the war into Hitler's homeland at last. Their colonel was given this objective: Take Hill 400. The second objective: Hold Hill 400. To the last man, if necessary. The battle-hardened battalion had no idea that the German Volks-Grenadiers, who greatly outnumbered the Rangers, had been given the exact same orders. The clash of the two determined forces was one of the bloodiest and costly ones of World War II. Castle Hill, the imposing 400-foot mini-mountain the grunts simply called Hill 400, was the gateway to still-powerful Nazi Germany. Even an entire division had been repulsed by the desperate defenders. The Allies had to have it to drive a dagger into Germany's heart. Hitler had to hold onto it because hidden behind it was the massive army of men and machines poised to smash their way through Allied lines in the Battle of the Bulge. The stalemate could not continue. For Gen. Dwight Eisenhower and his top brass, there was only one solution: Send in the Rangers. After two days, when they were finally relieved, only 16 Rangers remained to stagger down from the top of Hill 400. The Last Hill is filled with unforgettable action and characters-a gripping, finely detailed saga of what the survivors of the battalion would call "our longest day.""-- $c Provided by publisher. 610 10 $a United States. $b Ranger Battalion, 2nd. $b Ranger Battalion, 2nd. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Normandy. $z Normandy. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Regimental histories $z United States. 700 1 $a Clavin, Tom, $d 1954- $e author. 941 $a 29 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409043301.0 952 $l SCPC074 $d 20240221010057.0 952 $l CJPC482 $d 20240202015256.0 952 $l JNPC081 $d 20231227013744.0 952 $l GVPC501 $d 20231222013231.0 952 $l VTPD454 $d 20231214063226.0 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20231206011852.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20231107010339.0 952 $l WAPD715 $d 20231103013559.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010031132.0 952 $l TXPC862 $d 20230830011021.0 952 $l NYPE343 $d 20230823010400.0 952 $l DBPE173 $d 20230519010213.0 952 $l DMPC403 $d 20230427010050.0 952 $l ZUPD675 $d 20230329011610.0 952 $l VMPC334 $d 20230329010932.0 952 $l VPPC384 $d 20230323010551.0 952 $l RZPE145 $d 20230222010633.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20230207011058.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20230203020119.0 952 $l ELPC715 $d 20230112154904.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20230110010151.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20221208010408.0 952 $l CYPF706 $d 20221208010116.0 952 $l ZLPD437 $d 20221207132520.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20221202011712.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20221115011136.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20221111010142.0 952 $l HCPC755 $d 20221109144432.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=173BE30C5F3311EDA427565F4DECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b JIMInitiate Another SILO Locator Search