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Airborne Combat: The Glider War/Fighting Gliders of WWII
James Mrazek
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Description for Airborne Combat: The Glider War/Fighting Gliders of WWII
Paperback.
During the Second World War, military gliders were used for carrying troops and heavy equipment silently into a combat zone. These engineless aircraft were towed into the air and most of the way to their target by military transport planes and once released from the tow craft near the front, they were to land on any convenient open terrain close to target, hopefully with as little damage to cargo and crew as possible. The one-way nature of the missions meant that they were treated as disposable, leading to construction from common and inexpensive materials such as wood. Landing by ... Read more
During the Second World War, military gliders were used for carrying troops and heavy equipment silently into a combat zone. These engineless aircraft were towed into the air and most of the way to their target by military transport planes and once released from the tow craft near the front, they were to land on any convenient open terrain close to target, hopefully with as little damage to cargo and crew as possible. The one-way nature of the missions meant that they were treated as disposable, leading to construction from common and inexpensive materials such as wood. Landing by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
Mechanicsburg, United States
ISBN
9780811708081
SKU
V9780811708081
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About James Mrazek
James Mrazek also wrote The Fall of Eben Emael (978-0-89141-664-7). He lives in Bethesda, Maryland.
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