ROAD TO CISTERNA: Darby's Rangers and Their Most Consequential Battle in World War II

Darby's Rangers was an elite American army unit in World War II selected for toughness and specially trained in beach landings and lightning raids. Their record of victories ended in central Italy at the Battle of Cisterna, where a force of almost 60,000 Germans wiped them out. Forty-six Rangers who fought that battle tell their stories. Illus.