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The Houdini club : the epic journey and daring escapes of the first Army Rangers of WWII / Mir Bahmanyar.

Bahmanyar, Mir, (author.).

Summary:
Highlighted by the prisoner-of-war escapes that earned them the name "The Houdini Club," here is the elite combat odyssey of World War II's "Darby's Rangers" as never told before--drawing on previously unknown sources and retired Army Ranger Mir Bahmanyar's exclusive, uncensored interviews with the greatest generation of Rangers themselves.

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  • ISBN: 9781635769784
  • ISBN: 1635769787
  • Physical Description: 381 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : Diversion Books, [2025]

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General Note:
Bibliographical references and index accessed via QR code (page 375).
Formatted Contents Note:
The First -- Volunteers -- Commando Training -- Dieppe -- Spearheaders -- Italy's Boot -- Operation Avalanche—Salerno, Italy -- The Winter Line at Venafro -- Anzio -- The Houdini Club
Subject: Escaped prisoners of war.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons.
World War, 1939-1945 > Commando operations.
United States. Army > Commando troops > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > History.
United States > History, Military > 20th century.
Genre: Interviews.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity 940.54 BAH 2025 (Text)
Bookplate: Generously Donated by Shawn Wright 2025
31001101953116 Adult Non Fiction Checked Out 05/29/2025


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