U.S. Army Rangers & Special Forces of World War IIU. S. Army Rangers & Special Forces of World War II tells the story of the U. S. Armys elite Rangers and special forces largely through pictures. Never before has such an expansive view of World War II been offered in one volume. Furthermore, an extensive search of public and private archives unearthed an astonishing number of rare and never before seen images, some in color. Most notable are the nearly twenty exemplary photographs of Lieutenant