TY - BOOK AU - Ladd,James D. TI - Commandos and rangers of World War II T2 - Battle standards SN - 0715394495 (pbk) : AV - D760.C63 L32 1989 U1 - 940.54/12/41 PY - 1989/// CY - Newton Abbot, New York, NY PB - David and Charles, Distributed in the U.S. by Sterling Pub. Co. KW - United States KW - Army KW - Special Forces KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Commando operations KW - Campaigns KW - Great Britain KW - Armed Forces KW - Commando troops KW - World War 2 KW - Military operations by British commandos KW - Military operations by United States. Army N1 - Originally published: London : Macdonald, 1978; Bibliography: p. 394-397; The commando idea, 1940 -- General reconnaissance and sabotage -- Assault pilotage -- Guerrilla warfare : Australian Independent Companies -- A perfect flank guard -- Raiders in thre Pacific -- Rangers in Africa -- Mediterranean shock troops -- Through Italy to the Balkans -- Reorganisation and strategy -- D-Day in Normandy and north-west Europe -- Burma and the Small Operations Group -- Philippine adventure -- Achievements and limitations UR - http://www.archive.org/details/commandosrangers00ladd UR - http://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL1900076M ER -