Brinkley, Douglas.

The boys of Pointe du Hoc : Ronald Reagan, D-Day, and the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion / Douglas Brinkley. - 1st ed., Large print ed. - New York : HarperLargePrint, c2005. - xii, 352 p. (large print) : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Recounts the experiences of the men who served in the U.S. Army Ranger troops that stormed the coast of Normandy on D-Day and describes President Ronald Reagan's efforts to pay them homage forty years later.

Adult Follett Library Resources

0060759348


United States. Army. Ranger Battalion, 2nd --History.
United States. Army. Ranger Battalion, 2nd --History.


World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Anniversaries, etc.--France--Normandy
World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
Large type books.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Anniversaries.--Normandy (France)
World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories.--United States
Large print books.


Normandy (France)--History--Anniversaries, etc.
Normandy (France)--History--Anniversaries.

D756.5.N6 / B748 2005

940.54/2142