The 2nd Battalion, better-known as “Rudder’s Rangers”, were among the most elite and experienced unit the U.S. Army had to field in World War II, so there was no question that they were best-suited to storm and hold Castle Hill, a 1320-foot miniature mountain where entire Army divisions had been smashed to pieces by the entrenched German defenders guarding the crucial strategic point. In the pages of The Last Hill, read the harrowing and thrilling real-life story of the attack on “Hill 400”, where 130 special operators gave everything they had to do the impossible—and through their actions, turn the tide of the war toward victory.
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The 2nd Battalion, better-known as “Rudder’s Rangers”, were among the most elite and experienced unit the U.S. Army had to field in World War II, so there was no question that they were best-suited to storm and hold Castle Hill, a 1320-foot miniature mountain where entire Army divisions had been smashed to pieces by the entrenched German defenders guarding the crucial strategic point. In the pages of The Last Hill, read the harrowing and thrilling real-life story of the attack on “Hill 400”, where 130 special operators gave everything they had to do the impossible—and through their actions, turn the tide of the war toward victory.