The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle thar Defined WWII

Bob Drury and Tom Clavin

ISBN 10: 1250247160 / ISBN 13: 9781250247162

Edité par St. Martin's Press, New York, 2022

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Fine in fine dust jacket. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Map endpapers. 398 pp. with bibliography, index. Illustrated with photographs. They were known as "Rudder's Rangers", the most experienced attack unit in the U.S. Army; in December 1944Rudder's 2nd Battalion would form the spearhead into Germany, taking the war into Hitler's homeland at last. They had two objectives--take Hill 400 (called Castle Hill), and hold the hill by any means possible. Unknown to them several Wehrmacht regiments had been given the exact same orders. What ensued was one of the bloodiest and most costly encounters of World War II.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle thar Defined WWII
• Éditeur: St. Martin's Press, New York
• Date de parution: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1250247160
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781250247162
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First edition.
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: fine
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • World War II

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Synopsis

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 in the United States Army. In December 1944, Lt. Col. James Rudder's 2nd Battalion would form the spearhead into Germany, taking the war into Hitler's homeland at last. In the process, Rudder was given two objectives: Take Hill 400 . . . and hold the hill by any means possible. To the last man, if necessary. The battle-hardened battalion had no idea that several Wehrmacht regiments, 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 most costly encounters of World War II.

Castle Hill, the imposing 1320-foot mini-mountain the American Rangers simply called Hill 400, was the gateway to a desperate Nazi Germany. Several entire American divisions had already been repulsed by the last hill's dug-in defenders as--unknown to the Allies--the height was the key to Adolf Hitler's last-minute plans for a massive counterattack to smash through the American lines in what would become known to history as the Battle of the Bulge.

Thus the stalemate surrounding Hill 400 could not continue. For Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, there was only one solution: Call in Rudder's Rangers. Of the 130 special operators who stormed, captured, and held the hill that December day, only 16 remained to stagger back down its frozen slopes. The Last Hill is replete with unforgettable action and characters--a rich and detailed saga of what the survivors of the 2nd Ranger Battalion would remember as "our longest day."

À propos des auteurs

BOB DRURY, the recipient of several national journalism awards, is a three-time National Magazine Award finalist as well as a Pulitzer Prize nominee. Drury honed his investigative skills writing for all four New York City newspapers as well as a variety of national publications. His journalism career has arced from sports to crime to adventure travel to foreign correspondence. He is also the author, co-author, or editor of ten non-fiction books, including Blood and Treasure, Valley Forge, and Lucky 666.

TOM CLAVIN is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and has worked as a newspaper editor, magazine writer, TV and radio commentator, and a reporter for The New York Times. He has received awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, and National Newspaper Association. His books include the bestselling Frontier Lawmen trilogy--Wild Bill, Dodge City, and Tombstone--and Blood and Treasure with Bob Drury. He lives in Sag Harbor, NY.