The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle thar Defined WWII
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2022. First edition. Hardcover. Fine in fine dust jacket. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Map endpapers. 398 pp. with bibliography, index. Illustrated with photographs. They were known as "Rudder's Rangers", the most experienced attack unit in the U.S. Army; in December 1944Rudder's 2nd Battalion would form the spearhead into Germany, taking the war into Hitler's homeland at last. They had two objectives--take Hill 400 (called Castle Hill), and hold the hill by any means possible. Unknown to them several Wehrmacht regiments had been given the exact same orders. What ensued was one of the bloodiest and most costly encounters of World War II. Fine / fine. Item #E31139
ISBN: 9781250247162
Price: $15.95