To Fight With Intrepidity

by John D. Lock

For more than 200 years, U.S. Army Rangers have fought suicidal combat missions against overwhelming odds—earning their unrivaled reputation as the world’s premier warriors with bravery and blood. Now, in the first complete chronicle of this elite combat force, Ranger qualified Lieutenant Colonel JD Lock vividly brings to life the horrific battles and the heroic exploits of a special breed of men for whom “valor, honor, and country” mean more than life itself.
Take a stand with Robert Rogers and his outnumbered Rangers at La Barbue Creek... Ride with Mosby on the Stoughton Raid... Spearhead Patton’s invasion of Sicily beside legendary modern Ranger founder William O. Darby... Outnumbered 13:1, defend Hill 205 against overwhelming hordes of Communist Chinese... Feel the adrenaline rush of the Red Devil Raiders as they hunt Viet Cong guerrillas within Vietnam’s Quang Tri Region. From the woods and rivers of the French and Indian War to the chaotic and merciless dirt streets of Mogadishu, Somalia, enter combat with the elite warriors who have changed the course of history.

Genres: Military Fiction, History

602 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Jim Syler · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author takes a fascinating subject and manages to make it dry and laborious. The information is very interesting; the prose will bore you to death. The section on Somalia at the end picks up somewhat, but if that's your main interest I recommend Mark Bowden's far superior Black Hawk Down.

Still, I learned a lot by reading it. The section on Robert's Rangers (and the often-false mythology thereof) in particular has stuck with me in the many years since I read this.