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Title: The Boys of Pointe du Hoc
Subtitle: Ronald Reagan, D-Day, and the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion
Author: Douglas Brinkley
Narrator: Douglas Brinkley
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-27-05
Publisher: HarperAudio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 66 votes
Genres: History, American
Publisher's Summary:
U.S. and British warships poised in the English Channel had 18 targets on their bombardment list for D-Day morning. The 100-foot promontory known as Pointe du Hoc, where six big German guns were ensconced, was number one. Under the bulldoggish command of Colonel James E. Rudder of Texas, these elite forces, "Rudder's Rangers", took control of the fortified cliff. The liberation of Europe was under way.
Based upon recently released documents, The Boys of Pointe du Hoc is the first in-depth, anecdotal remembrance of these fearless Army Rangers. With brilliant deftness, Brinkley moves between two events four decades apart to tell the dual story of the making of Reagan's two uplifting 1984 speeches, considered by many to be among the best orations the Great Communicator ever gave.
Critic Reviews:
"Brinkley clearly and movingly tells the story of how a simple tribute became a milestone in the historiography of WWII and another feather in the Great Communicator's cap." (Publishers Weekly)
