Ranger expert Robert W. Black adds a new chapter to his story of the American Rangers, beginning with the birth of the Ranger concept in the 1600s and tracking Rangers through the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and Texas War of Independence, and the Mexican-American War.

Early history of the forerunners of one of the world's most elite military units, the U.S. Army Rangers. The French and Indian War, the Revolution, the War of 1812, the Texas War of Independence, and the Mexican War. Features Ranger pioneers like Robert Rogers, Francis Marion, and George Rogers Clark.