And before me are the men who put them there. These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc. [applause] These are the men who took the cliffs. These are the champions who helped free a continent.

Biden delivered remarks from Pointe du Hoc, the 100-foot cliff in Normandy that Army Rangers scaled under gunfire to help turn the tide of World War II. He urged Americans not to forget the ...

Pp. xiv, 306. Illus., maps, notes, biblio., index. $15.99 paper. ISBN: 0306822644 A very readable, vivid, and often insightful look at the Rangers who stormed Pointe du Hoc on D-Day. O’Donnell, author ...