![In his stark painting titled The Point, artist Larry Selman captures the drama as Rangers of the 2nd Battalion reach the summit of Pointe du Hoc on D-Day.](https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/W-Rangers-4C-LW12-760x475.jpg)
WWII History Early Winter 2012
The Pointe du Hoc Rangers: a Madman’s D-Day Mission
By Daniel R. ChampagneOn the morning of June 6, 1944, the 2nd Ranger Battalion, commanded by Lt. Col. James Earl Rudder, began its ascent of a sheer 100-foot precipice called Pointe du Hoc. Read more