Shadow Warriors

No 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 Rangers from the time of Robert Rogers during the French-Indian War of the 18th century to the most recent combat operations in Iraq.
With a focus on today's Army Rangers, who combine the rugged individualism of American frontiersmen with the finely honed ability to operate as a close-knit team, wreaking havoc behind enemy lines, this fascinating volume incorporates many first-hand accounts of dramatic Ranger actions by the combatants themselves.

Mir Bahmanyar received his BA in History from the University of California at Berkeley. Subsequently, he joined the US Army, serving with the 2d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment as a machine-gunner and training non-commissioned officer. Mir also created www.suasponte.com a website chronicling the history of the American Ranger. He is a feature film producer and screenwriter, including the film Soldier of God (www.soldierofgod.net). He lives in Los Angeles.

Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART I
The rise of the rangers
Colonial Rangers
The Revolutionary War
The Civil War
Ranger Battalions of World War II
The Postwar Years: Korea and Vietnam
PART II
America's small wars
The Modern Rangers
Operations Eagle Claw and Urgent Fury
All Hail the Regiment
From Just Cause to Desert Storm
Somalia Operation Gothic Serpent
PART III
The Global War on terrorism
Operation Enduring Freedom I
Operation Relentless Strike
Operation Anaconda and Takur Ghar
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Appendices
Endnotes
Further reading and Bibliography
Glossary
Index