Dit is een exemplaar van "Leavenworth Papers No. 11: Rangers: Selected Combat Operations in World War II" door Dr. Michael J. King, uitgegeven in juni 1985 door het Combat Studies Institute, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Het boek behandelt de oorsprong van de Rangers en specifieke gevechtsoperaties tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog, waaronder Djebei el Ank, Porto Empedocle, Cisterna, Zerf en Cabanatuan. Het bevat gedetailleerde kaarten en illustraties die de beschreven operaties verduidelijken.

Leavenworth papers no. 11 Rangers: selected combat operations in world war ii leavenworth papers no. 11, Titled "rangers: selected combat operations in world war 2 by dr. Michael j. King, is a military history monograph published by the army university press (.mil). [1, 2, 3] This 91-page paper analyzes five major historical ranger operations, evaluating their tactics, planning, and overall effectiveness. [1, 2, 3] The paper covers the following specific combat engagements: djebel et ank (tunisia): an early infiltration and combat mission. Porto empedocle (sicily): assaults and coastal operations. Cisterna (italy): the disastrous envelopment that decimated the 1st, 3rd, and 4th ranger battalions. Zerf (germany): night infiltration and combat maneuvers. Cabanatuan (philippines): a famous and highly successful prisoner of war rescue