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Bob Drury and Tom Clavin''s The Last Hill is the incredible untold story of one Ranger battalion''s heroism and courage in World War II.

They were known as Rudder's Rangers, the most elite and experienced attack unit in the United States Army. In December 1944, Lt. Col. James Rudder''s 2nd Battalion would form the spearhead into Germany, taking the war into Hitler's homeland at last. In the process, Rudder was given two objectives: Take Hill 400 . . . and hold the hill by any means possible. To the last man, if necessary. The battle-hardened battalion had no idea that several Wehrmacht regiments, who greatly outnumbered the Rangers, had been given the exact same orders. The clash of the two determined forces was one of the bloodiest and most costly encounters of World War II.

Castle Hill, the imposing 1320-foot mini-mountain the American Rangers simply called Hill 400, was the gateway to a desperate Nazi Germany. Several entire American divisions had alre

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      Publisher: St Martin's Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/09/2023
      ISBN13: 9781250247186, 978-1250247186
      ISBN10: 1250247187
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Bob Drury and Tom Clavin''s The Last Hill is the incredible untold story of one Ranger battalion''s heroism and courage in World War II.

      They were known as Rudder's Rangers, the most elite and experienced attack unit in the United States Army. In December 1944, Lt. Col. James Rudder''s 2nd Battalion would form the spearhead into Germany, taking the war into Hitler's homeland at last. In the process, Rudder was given two objectives: Take Hill 400 . . . and hold the hill by any means possible. To the last man, if necessary. The battle-hardened battalion had no idea that several Wehrmacht regiments, who greatly outnumbered the Rangers, had been given the exact same orders. The clash of the two determined forces was one of the bloodiest and most costly encounters of World War II.

      Castle Hill, the imposing 1320-foot mini-mountain the American Rangers simply called Hill 400, was the gateway to a desperate Nazi Germany. Several entire American divisions had alre

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