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Contents List of Maps Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: To Think Like an Army Chapter 1 The Early Years Chapter 2 On the Road to High Command Chapter 3 Prelude to War Chapter 4 Birth of the Rangers Chapter 5 Operation TORCH: The Invasion of North Africa Chapter 6 Duty with Ike Chapter 7 Operation HUSKY: The Battle for Sicily Chapter 8 Fighting on the “Boot” Chapter 9 Anzio and the Road to Rome Chapter 10 Southern France Chapter 11 Army Command Chapter 12 The Final Offensive Chapter 13 The Postwar Years Chapter 14 Duty with the CIA Chapter 15 The Last Years Afterword Glossary and Abbreviations Code Names Notes Bibliography Index ix xi xiii 1 9 20 31 39 52 72 97 125 145 181 216 232 247 271 289 291 297 301 303 343 359 ...

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