The Boys of Pointe Du Hoc, (Paperback)

from meegeekai

So, I purchased this book thinking it was going to be about the actual action at Point du Hoc, but instead got a sentimental political account comparing the attitude of the 2nd Ranger Battalion's men to the politics of Ronald Reagan. Not that I don't agree and admire, it was just a bit of a disap...

from rivkat

History of a D-Day assault on a highly defended point that needed to be taken for the overall success of the landing, intertwined with the history of Ronald Reagan's speech commemorating the incident on the fortieth anniversary of the landing. They were brave men indeed; Brinkley argues that the ...

from jontseng

A book which lives in the shadow of its subject.

from justindtapp

This book chronicles the history of the 2nd Ranger Battalion (drawing heavily on other more definitive sources in that regard), Ronald Reagan's views of WWII through his acting roles at the time, then chronicles the writing of the two 40th anniversary of D-Day speeches Reagan delivered in 1984.I ...

from justindtapp

This book chronicles the history of the 2nd Ranger Battalion (drawing heavily on other more definitive sources in that regard), Ronald Reagan's views of WWII through his acting roles at the time, then chronicles the writing of the two 40th anniversary of D-Day speeches Reagan delivered in 1984.I ...