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U.S. Army Rangers & Special Forces of World War II: Their War in Photographs

Door Robert Todd Ross

Categorie
WO II
Boeknummer
#323032-KB20
Titel
U.S. Army Rangers & Special Forces of World War II: Their War in Photographs
Auteur
Ross, Robert Todd
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Atglen : Schiffer
Jaar van uitgave
2002
ISBN10
0764316826
ISBN13
9780764316821
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original pictorial boards, dust jacket, a lot of illustrations in colour and b/w, 4to. Includes rare, previously unpublished photographs by legendary combat photographer Robert Capa.
Samenvatting
U. S. Army Rangers & Special Forces of World War II tells the story of the U. S. Army's elite Rangers and special forces largely through pictures. Never before has such an expansive view of World War II been offered in one volume. Furthermore, an extensive search of public and private archives unearthed an astonishing number of rare and never before seen images, some in color. Most notable are the nearly twenty exemplary photographs of Lieutenant Colonel William O. Darby's Ranger Force in Italy, taken by Robert Capa, who is considered by many to be the greatest combat photographer of all time. Complementing the period photographs are numerous color plates detailing the rare and often unique items of insignia, weaponry, and equipment that marked the soldiers whose heavy task it was to ... (Lees verder)lead the way.
Pagina's
215
Conditie
Goed — Very fine.
Prijs
€ 35,00

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