02517nam 22005053 450 991016334680332120250731080249.097817828982381782898239(CKB)3710000001046418(BIP)054487287(VLeBooks)9781782898238(Perlego)3018663(MiAaPQ)EBC32229072(Au-PeEL)EBL32229072(Exl-AI)993710000001046418(Exl-AI)32229072(OCoLC)969036832(EXLCZ)99371000000104641820250731d2014 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Ranger Force at the Battle of Cisterna1st ed.TBD :Pickle Partners Publishing,2014.©2014.1 online resource (72 p.) Title page -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ABSTRACT -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 2 - THE RANGERS -- CHAPTER 3 - THE BATTLE -- CHAPTER 4 - ANALYSIS -- CHAPTER 5 - CONCLUSION -- REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Books -- Periodicals -- Government Documents -- Other SourcesGenerated by AI.The purpose of this research project is to determine what factors led to the operational failure and destruction of the 1st and 3rd Ranger Battalions during the battle of Cisterna on 30 January 1944. Subordinate questions include: Why did experienced combat commanders, like General Truscott and Colonel Darby, utilize the lightly armed Ranger Force against a fortified town? Did the training level of the new ranger replacements compromise the infiltration and affect the outcome? Did the Germans detect the infiltration and emplace an ambush for the unsuspecting Ranger Force? What was the intelligence preparation of the battlefield, and how did it affect the plan? Did General Truscott's and Colonel Darby's previous experience lead to assumptions about effectiveness of the Ranger Force in such a mission?Military intelligenceGenerated by AIStrategyGenerated by AIMilitary intelligenceStrategy940.541Stewart Jeff R1434597MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910163346803321The Ranger Force At The Battle Of Cisterna4355049UNINA