Books about World War II U.S. Army Rangers by Date of Publication

*Names in bold indicate the author was a Ranger

1960, THE SPEARHEADERS, James Altieri.

1960, CASTLE COMMANDO, Donald Gilchrist.

1977, DARBY’S RANGERS, 1942-1944: An Illustrated Portrayal of the Original Rangers, James Altieri.

1978, COMMANDOS AND RANGERS OF WORLD WAR II, James Ladd.

1978, HOUR OF REDEMPTION: The Heroic WW II Saga of America’s Most Daring POW Rescue, Forrest Bryant Johnson.

1980, WE LED THE WAY: Darby’s Rangers, William O. Darby/William H. Baumer.

1981, WILLIAM ORLANDO DARBY: a Military Biography, Michael J. King.

1981, AN INFANTRYMAN’S JOURNAL, John F. Hummer (Ranger Associates)

1985, RANGERS: Selected Combat Operations in World War II (Leavenworth Papers), Michael J. King.

1990, COMMANDO: Hit and Run Combat in World War II, Kenneth Macksey.

1992, RANGERS IN WORLD WAR II, Robert W. Black.

1993, THE BARREL-LAND DANCEHALL RANGERS, Anders Arnbal (Vantage).

1996, RANGERS LEAD THE WAY, Turner Publishing/Colonel Thomas H. Taylor.

1999, REFLECTIONS OF COURAGE ON D-DAY: a Personal Account of Ranger “Ace” Parker, Marcia Moen and Margo Heinen

2000, THE LIBERATION OF POINT DU HOC: The 2nd Rangers at Normandy, JoAnna M. McDonald.

2001, BEYOND VALOR: World War II’s Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat, Patrick K. O’Donnell.

2001, THE ROAD TO VICTORY: The Story of the Elite WWII 2nd Battalion Rangers, Morris Prince.

2001, GHOST SOLDIERS: The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II’s Most Dramatic Mission, Hampton Sides

2002, U.S. ARMY RANGERS & SPECIAL FORCES: Their War in Photographs, Robert Todd Ross. 2002, TRAINING FOR BLOODY OMAHA: Activation, Training and Combat of the 5th Ranger Battalion, Richard N. Hathaway, Jr.

2002, THE COMMANDOS AT DIEPPE: Rehearsal for D-Day, Will Fowler.

2002, HEROES CRY TOO: a WWII Ranger Tells His Story of Love and War, Warren “Bing” Evans, Marcia Moen & Margo Heinen.

2003, WE REMEMBER WW II: a Collection of U.S. Army Ranger Stories, Schunemann, Stabler, Raaen, Klaus, Herder, Strausbaugh and Rankin.

2003, DARBY’S RANGERS, 1942-45, Mir Bahmanyar.

2005, THE BOYS OF POINT DU HOC: Ronald Reagan, D-Day, and the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion, Douglas Brinkley.

2005, SHADOW WARRIORS: a History of the U.S. Army Rangers, Mir Bahmanyar.

2005, NO ONE EVER ASKED ME: The World War II Memoirs of an Omaha Indian Soldier, Hollis D. Stabler & Victoria Smith.

2006, THE BATTALION: 2nd Ranger Battalion in World War II, Robert W. Black.

2007, ONWARD WE CHARGE: The Story of Darby’s Rangers, H. Paul Jeffers.

2008, RANGERS AT DIEPPE: The First Combat Action of U.S. Army Rangers in World War II, Jim DeFelice.

2009, THE RANGER FORCE: Darby’s Rangers in World War II, Robert W. Black.

Books that Reference WWII U.S. Army Rangers

1943, HERE IS YOUR WAR: Story of G.I. Joe, Ernie Pyle.

1944, BRAVE MEN, Ernie Pyle.

1963, ANZIO, Martin Blumenson.

1966, KASSERINE PASS: Where America Lost Her Military Innocence, Martin Blumenson.

1976, THE NORTH AFRICAN LANDINGS, 1942, Keith Sainsbury.

1984, KASSERINE: The Anatomy of Slaughter, Charles Whiting.

1987, ROADS TO LIBERATION FROM OFLAG 64, Clarence R. Meltesen. 1992, DIEPPE: Tragedy to Triumph, Denis Whitaker and Shelagh Whitaker.

1992, DESPERATE VENTURE: The Story of Operation Torch, the Allied Invasion of North Africa, Norman Gelb.

2002, A RANGER BORN: A Memoir of Combat and Valor from Korea to Vietnam, Col. Robert W. Black.

2002, THE GREAT RAID, William B. Breuer.

2004, LEAVE NO MAN BEHIND: Liberation and Capture Missions, David C. Isby.

2006, COMBAT REPORTER: Don Whitehead’s World War II Diary and Memoirs, edited by John B. Romeiser.

2006, EX-PRISONERS OF WAR: Stories of Faith, Integrity and Courage, Heart of America Ex-Prisoners of War.

2007, THE DAY OF BATTLE: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944, Rick Atkinson.

2009, BASTARD BATTALION: a History of the 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion in World War II, Terry Lowry.

2009, WAR ON THE RUN: The Epic Story of Robert Rogers and the Conquest of America’s First Frontier, John F. Ross.

Movies and Television Specials where World War II Rangers Factor

1957, DARBY’S RANGERS, starring James Garner, Warner Brothers.

1962, THE LONGEST DAY, by Darryl F. Zanucks, Twentieth Century Fox.

1968, ANZIO, starring Robert Mitchum, Columbia Pictures.

1993, EYE OF VICHY: France’s Shocking Collaboration with the Nazis, directed by Claude Chabrol, First Run Features.

1994, D-DAY HEROES, D-Day Collection.

1994, THROUGH ENEMY EYES: a Newsreel History of the Third Reich at War, International Historical Films, Volume 66. 1999, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, starring Tom Hanks, directed by Steven Spielberg, Dreamwork Pictures.

2001, UP THE DEADLY BOOT: The Italian Campaign, The History Channel.

2001, ANZIO, War Stories with Oliver North, Fox News.

2001, BATAAN: To Hell and Back, War Stories with Oliver North, Fox News.

2001, SUICIDE MISSIONS: Army Rangers, The History Channel.

2001, DIEPPE: Don’t Call it a Failure, The War Amp Series.

2002, NORMANDY! War Stories with Oliver North, Fox News.

2003, THE DESERT WAR, War Stories with Oliver North, Fox News.

2004, D-DAY: The Total Story, World War II Chronicles, The History Channel.

2005, THE INVASION OF SICILY, War Stories with Oliver North, Fox News.

2005, THE GREAT RAID, Directed by John Dahl.