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The United States Army Rangers are U.S. Army personnel who have served in any unit which has held the official designation of "Ranger". The term is commonly used to include graduates of the Ranger School, even if they have never served in a "Ranger" unit; the vast majority of Ranger school graduates never serve in Ranger units and are considered "Ranger qualified". In a broader and less formal sense, the term "ranger" has been used, officially and unofficially, in North America since the 17th century, to describe light infantry in small, independent units—usually companies. The first units to be officially designated Rangers were companies recruited in the New England Colonies to fight against Native Americans in King Philip's War. Following that time, the term became more common in official usage, during the French and Indian Wars of the 18th century. The U.S. military has had "Ranger" companies since the American Revolutionary War. British Army units designated as "Rangers" have often also had historical links of some kind to British North America. The 75th Ranger Regiment is an elite airborne light infantry combat formation within the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC). The six battalions of the modern Rangers have been deployed in Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Afghanistan and Iraq. The Ranger Regiment traces its lineage to three of six battalions raised in World War II, and to the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional)—known as "Merrill's Marauders", and then reflagged as the 475th Infantry, then later as the 75th Infantry. The Ranger Training Brigade (RTB)—headquartered at Fort Moore—is an organization under the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and is separate from the 75th Ranger Regiment. It has been in service in various forms since World War II. The Ranger Training Brigade administers Ranger School, the satisfactory completion of which is required to become Ranger qualified and to wear the Ranger Tab. History Colonial period Rangers served in the 17th and 18th-century wars between American colonists and Native American tribes. British regulars were unaccustomed to frontier warfare and so Ranger companies were developed. Rangers were full-time soldiers employed by colonial governments to patrol between fixed frontier fortifications in reconnaissance providing early warning of raids. In offensive operations, they were scouts and guides, locating villages and other targets for taskforces drawn from the militia or other colonial troops. In Colonial America, "The earliest mention of Ranger operations comes from Capt. John "Samuel" Smith," who wrote in 1622, "When I had ten men able to go abroad, our common wealth was very strong: with such a number I ranged that unknown country 14 weeks." Robert Black also stated that, In 1622, after the Berkeley Plantation Massacre ... grim-faced men went forth to search out the Indian enemy. They were militia—citizen soldiers—but they were learning to blend the methods of Indian and European warfare ... As they went in search of the enemy, the words range, ranging and Ranger were frequently used ... The American Ranger had been born. The father of American ranging is Colonel Benjamin Church (c. 1639–1718). He was the captain of the first Ranger force in America (1676).: 33 Church was commissioned by the Governor of the Plymouth Colony Josiah Winslow to form the first ranger company for King Philip's War. He later employed the company to raid Acadia during King William's War and Queen Anne's War. Benjamin Church designed his force primarily to emulate Native American patterns of war. Toward this end, Church endeavored to learn to fight like Native Americans from Native Americans.: 35 Americans became rangers exclusively under the tutelage of the Native American allies. (Until the end of the colonial period, rangers depended on Native Americans as both allies and teachers.): 34–35 Church developed a special full-time unit mixing white colonists selected for frontier skills with friendly Native Americans to carry out offensive strikes against hostile Native Americans in terrain where normal militia units were ineffective. Under Church served the father and grandfather of two famous rangers of the eighteenth century: John Lovewell and John Gorham respectively.: 38 John Lovewell served during Dummer's War (also known as Lovewell's War). He lived in present-day Nashua, New Hampshire. He fought in Dummer's War as a militia captain, leading three expeditions against the Abenaki tribe. John Lovewell became the most famous Ranger of the eighteenth century.: 50 During King George's War, John Gorham established "Gorham's Rangers". Gorham's company fought on the frontier at Acadia and Nova Scotia. Gorham was commissioned a captain in the British Army in recognition of his outstanding service. He was the first of three prominent American rangers–himself, his younger brother Joseph Gorham and Robert Rogers—to earn such commissions in the British Army. (Many others, such as George Washington, were unsuccessful in their attempts to achieve a British rank.): 76 Rogers' Rangers was established in 1751 by Major Robert Rogers, who organized nine Ranger companies in the American colonies. Roger's Island, in Modern Day Fort Edward, NY, is considered the "spiritual home" of the United States Special Operations Forces, particularly the United States Army Rangers. These early American light infantry units, organized during the French and Indian War, bore the name "Rangers" and were the forerunners of the modern Army Rangers. Major Rogers drafted the first currently-known set of standard orders for rangers. These rules, Robert Rogers' 28 "Rules of Ranging", are still provided to all new Army Rangers upon graduation from training, and served as one of the first modern manuals for asymmetric warfare. American Revolution Loyalist Rangers Fearing that Rogers was a spy, Washington refused. An incensed Rogers instead joined forces with the Loyalists, raised the Queen's Rangers, and fought for the Crown, giving historical confirmation to Washington's concerns about the depth of his patriotism. While serving with the British, Col. Rogers was further responsible for capturing America's most famous spy in Nathan Hale. After Colonel Robert Rogers left the Queen's Rangers, he travelled to Nova Scotia, where he raised King's Rangers, in 1779. The regiment was disbanded in 1783. Continental Rangers Later on during the war, General Washington ordered Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Knowlton to select an elite group of men for reconnaissance missions. This unit was known as Knowlton's Rangers, and is credited as the first official Ranger unit (by name) for the United States. This unit carried out intelligence functions rather than combat functions in most cases, and as such are not generally considered the historical parent of the modern day Army Rangers. In June 1775 Ethan Allen and Seth Warner had the Continental.... Discover the U S Army Ranger popular books. Find the top 100 most popular U S Army Ranger books.
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Run to the Sound of the Guns
Nicholas Moore & Mir BahmanyarAs part of an elite special operations unit at the fighting edge of the Global War on Terrorism, Nicholas Moore spent over a decade with the US Army's 75th Ranger Regiment on t...
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American Warrior
Gary O'Neal & David FisherThe epic story of one of America's greatest soldiers, Ranger Hall of Fame member Gary O'Neal, who served his country for forty yearsChief Warrant Officer Gary O'Neal is no ordinary...
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Where Eagles Dare
Alistair MacleanThe classic World War II thriller from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.Winter 1943, and US General Carnaby has been captured by the Nazis. He is being held in a fortres...
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U.S. Army Weapons Systems 2010-2011
U.S. Department of the ArmyFrom the Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures to the XM320 grenade launcher, this comprehensive guide profiles nearly every weapon currently in use by the U.S. Army. In additio...
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U.S. Army Ranger Handbook
U.S. Department of DefenseFrom the US Department of Defense, the Skills, Tactics, and Traits of the Most Highly Skilled Soldiers in the WorldArmy Rangers. This handbook offers the techniques and tactics tha...
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U.S. Army Ranger Handbook SH 21-76
Department of DefenseThis handbook offers the techniques and tactics that make Army Rangers the best soldiers in the world. These highlytrained, easilydeployable, and widelyskilled infantrymen speciali...
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Six Silent Men, Book Two
Kenn MillerIn the summer of 1967, the good old days were ending for the hardcore 1st Brigade LRRPs of the 101st Airborne Division, perhaps the finest maneuver element of its size in the histo...
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Inside Delta Force
Eric HaneyNow the inspiration for the CBS Television drama, "The Unit." Delta Force. They are the U.S. Army's most elite topsecret strike force. They dominate the modern battlefield, but y...
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Onward We Charge
H. Paul JeffersColonel William Darby was a hero by anyone's standards. His elite battalion of Army Rangers paved the way for Ranger success in subsequent warsand left an unforgettable legacy in i...
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Four Blind Mice
James PattersonIn this #1 New York Times bestseller, Alex Cross is ready to resignbut when his partner shows up with a case he can't refuse, he goes up against the most bonechilling killers of hi...
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Six Silent Men...Book Three
Gary Linderer"The Eyes and Ears of the Screaming Eagles . . ."By 1969, the NVA had grown more experienced at countering the tactics of the long range patrols, and SIX SILENT MEN: Book Three des...
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With My Shield
James LechnerThis is the inside story of an Army Ranger, surrounded and outnumbered, fighting a desperate action on the ground during the Black Hawk Down raid in Somalia in 1993. In 1993 Lieut...
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The Summer House
James Patterson & Brendan DuBoisWhen seven murder victims are found in a small town, the homicide investigation shakes a smalltown sheriff to her core in James Patterson's tense thriller.Once a luxurious southern...
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U.S. Army Rangers
Department of DefenseThis picture book details the very hard and dangerous work the fine soldiers do daily in order to keep us safe. The book includes the following aspects: U.S. Army Rangers U.S. Army...
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When the Killer Man Comes
Paul Martinez & George GaldorisiThe thrilling combat memoir by special operations sniper Paul Martinez, who spent seven years in Special Operations and was a sniper assigned to 3rd Ranger Battalion.America has on...
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Ranger Handbook
U.S. Army RangerUnited States Army Ranger Handbook: 2017, this edition is the most current, fully revised and is currently in use. In this handbook you will find Tactics and Techniques used by Arm...
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U.S. Army Ranger Handbook
U.S. Department of the ArmyThis handbook offers the techniques and tactics that make Army Rangers the best soldiers in the world. These highlytrained, easilydeployable, and widelyskilled infantrymen speciali...
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U.S. Army Desert Operations Handbook
U.S. Department of the ArmyImagine working all day in 100degree plus temperatures under constant lifethreatening circumstances, sometimes relying only on the negligible amount of hydration from a cactus you’...
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Sua Sponte
Dick CouchSua SponteLatin for “Of Their Own Accord”The 75th Ranger Regiment’s Motto Army Rangers are not born. They are made. The modern 75th Ranger Regiment represents the culmination ...
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Ranger Handbook The Official U.S. Army Ranger Handbook SH21-76
Department of DefenseThis handbook provides squad and platoon leaders with the roles, tactics, knowledge, and operational requirements to employ combat multipliers in a combat environment. This book in...
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Rangers at War
Shelby L. Stanton"Shelby Stanton has emerged as the leading military historian on the war in Southest Asia."COL. CHARLES B. MacDONALDAuthor of COMPANY COMMANDER and A TIME FOR TRUMPETSOne of the to...
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Death in the A Shau Valley
Larry ChambersFeaturing a new introduction by the author about his return to Vietnam, his reflections on the war, and his humanitarian work in Cambodia.“The enemy had a single purpose:...
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U.S. Army Weapons Systems 2013-2014
U.S. Department of the ArmyThe U.S. Department of the Army is headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and authors The Soldier's Guide, The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants, U.S. Army Ranger...
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Inside the LRRPs
Col. Michael Lee LanningVietnam was a different kind of war, calling for a different kind of soldier. The LRRPsLong Range Reconnaissance Patrolswere that new breed of fighting man. They operated in sixman...
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The Death Factory
Joe DomeniciOld Army buddies Fred Custer and Green Beret Hickey team up to rescue Jim Simpson, the beloved son of an old colleague. Jim's job was to handle the finances of a Halliburtonlike co...
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Back in the Fight
Joseph Kapacziewski & Charles W. SasserThe inspiring and thrilling combat memoir of the only Army Ranger serving in direct combat operations with a prosthetic limb.On October 3, 2005, Kapacziewski and his soldiers were ...
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Rangers at Dieppe
Jim DeFeliceFrom the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestselling American Sniper comes a remarkable true story of heroism and sacrifice in World War II. In the darkest days of 1942, a...
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Rangers in Korea
Robert W. BlackA generation before Vietnam, the war for Korea raged. It was as rough and dirty a war as has ever been foughta war small in history, but very large to the men who waged it. . . .In...
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Forging a Special Operations Force
Dominic CaracciloForging a Special Operations Force: The U.S. Army Rangers details the origins and development, combat philosophy, and key engagements of America's elite fighting force. Structured ...
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The Last Hill
Bob Drury & Tom ClavinBob Drury and Tom Clavin's The Last Hill is the incredible untold story of one Ranger battalion's heroism and courage in World War II.They were known as “Rudder’s Rangers,” the mos...
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Allied Intelligence and the Cover Up at Pointe Du Hoc
Gary SterneThe first volume in a groundbreaking work of WWII history presents a startlingly different narrative of DDay based on newly released documents. Though the historic importanc...
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The Cover-Up at Omaha Beach
Gary Sterne & Don MannA New York Times bestseller! The untold story of what really happened on DDay.The Rangers’ mission was clear. They were to lead the assault on Omaha Beach and break out inland. Si...
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Relentless Strike
Sean NaylorThe New York Times Bestseller and Winner of the 2015 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award for Unit History.Since the attacks of September 11, one organization has...
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Ranger Knowledge
Erik Larsen, Jack Murphy, SOFREP & Brandon WebbFilled with entertaining anecdotes and an insider's knowledge, Ranger Knowledge is a mustread for prospective rangers and armchair military enthusiasts everywhere. Written by a f...
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D-Day Cover Up at Pointe du Hoc
Gary SterneA followup to the New York Timesbestselling The CoverUp at Omaha Beach. “The second volume of the epic study breaks new ground.” Firetrench Gary Sterne, a keen collector of ...
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U.S. Army Ranger Medical First Responder Course
Jeffrey Frank Jones & U.S. Department of DefenseThis U.S. Army Ranger Medical First Responder Course for the iPad contains over 650 slides, photos, illustrations and accompanying video. Course Objectives: 1. Define the Tactical ...
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Tucker
Emily MarchIn Eternity Springs: The McBrides of Texas, New York Times bestselling author Emily March presents a brand new arc set in the Lone Star State that features a familylinked trilogy w...
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U.S. Army Ranger Handbook
U.S. Department of the ArmyArmy Rangers specialize in airborne assault, raids, recovery of personnel and equipment, and airfield seizure, among other difficult and dangerous missions. The U.S. Army Ranger Ha...
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Shadow Warriors
Mir BahmanyarNo American military unit can claim as colorful and volatile a history as the Rangers, who have led the way in America's wars for well over 300 years. This book traces the Rang...
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Trigger Men
Hans HalberstadtBoth a uniquely intimate look at what makes a sniper tick and a harrowing read filled with dramatic war tales, Trigger Men is a book about killing and what it takes to be the ultim...
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Ranger Games
Ben Blum"A gloriously good writer...Ranger Games is both surprising and moving...A memorable, novelistic account."Jennifer Senior, New York Times Intricate, heartrending, an...