Shadow Warriors A History of the US Army Rangers General Military

Shadow Warriors US Army Ranger

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1 Star Poorly written
As a former 2/75 Ranger I basically bought the book to find out about more recent missions and activities of the Regiment. I found the book to not be a history as much as a personal opinion of political decisions, the Regiment and the Army. Time and time again he uses his opinion as part of the history and uses “his experience” to speculate what might have happened. I expected a history but that is not what this is. I wish I hadn’t of spent the money on this book.

1 Star If you are interested in the 75th Ranger Regiment, avoid this book
I am a Ranger currently serving in 2nd Batt at Ft. Lewis. This book is very poorly written, and is interjected with the political views of the auther (someone who could have used a ghost-writer). I appreciate Mir’s service, but I wasted money on this book on my last deployment, introducing it to the burn pile rather than lugging it back home. It did do well on the fire, so if you want to shell out your money for bonfire fuel, be my guest. If you want accurate and well-written information on my beloved regiment, look elsewhere!

1 Star Very let down…..
If you wanna learn about ranger history after 1974, there is a lot of basic info in here. If you wanna learn about anything before 1974 – go somewhere else. The history of the ranger up to 1974 is compressed into 100 pages and I found one MAJOR mistake – the author claims that the 2nd ranger bn was not the first unit on top of point du hoc, he claims that the 116th reg of the 29th infantry was there first. He even quotes a section of stephen ambrose’s “D-day” to back it up, only he quotes from the chapter about the 5th rangers and the 116th at Omaha. If he made a simple mistake like that one, how do I know that the rest of the book isnt filled them? All in all, I’m glad I got this book as a gift, because it isnt worth the money…..

3 Stars Poorly Written
As someone who will read anything about Rangers I knew I was in trouble a few pages into the book and I didn’t think I wanted to finish it. This book seems to be a poorly thrown together collection of anecdotes, unnecessary appendices and the authors own political viewpoints. The anecdotes/oral history content was both the best and worst of the book. The good ones (such as the Ranger Battalion Surgeon) I found to be extremely interesting however, most were expletive laced blog type content that held no historical value for me whatsoever. It’s a good looking (and extremely heavy) book but I recommend looking elsewhere.

5 Stars A hard-hitting history which is a ‘must’ for any serious military bookshelf
Mir Bahmanyar’s Shadow Warriors: A History Of The US Army Rangers (184176860X, $29.95) provides a vivid and in-depth history of the US Army Rangers, a colorful military unit which has served as a key part of American warfare for over 300 years. This history of the Rangers begins during the French and Indian War of the 18th century and continues to modern times, describing their experiences and history, actions, and operations both past and in the present war on terrorism. Add black and white and color photos and illustrations throughout and you have a hard-hitting history which is a ‘must’ for any serious military bookshelf.

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