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Brotherhood of the Flying Coffin: The Glider Pilots of World War II
Brotherhood of the Flying Coffin: The Glider Pilots of World War II
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The first major history of the American glider pilots of World War II, written by a New York Times bestselling author, reveals their heroic missions without guns, engines, or second chances. These volunteers led the way in every major European invasion, delivering medical teams, supplies, and gasoline to troops surrounded in the Battle of the Bulge. Their story epitomizes courage and sacrifice, yet it is virtually unknown.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 12 September 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The first major history of the American glider pilots, the forgotten heroes of World War II, is written by a New York Times bestselling author. This book tells the story of young men who climbed into defenseless gliders made of plywood, trusting the towing aircraft to pull them into enemy territory by a cable wrapped with telephone wire. Based on their after-action reports, journals, oral histories, and letters home, this book reveals every terrifying minute of their missions. They were all volunteers, for a specialized duty that their own government projected would have a 50 percent casualty rate. None faltered. In every major European invasion of the war, they led the way. They landed their gliders ahead of the troops who stormed Omaha Beach, and sometimes miles ahead of the paratroopers bound for the far side of the Rhine River in Germany itself. From there, they had to hold their positions. They delivered medical teams, supplies, and gasoline to troops surrounded in the Battle of the Bulge, ahead even of Patton's famous supply truck convoy. These all-volunteer glider pilots played a pivotal role in liberating the West from tyranny, from the day the Allies invaded Occupied Europe to the day Germany finally surrendered. Yet the story of these anonymous heroes is virtually unknown. Here it is told in full – a story which epitomizes courage and sacrifice.
Weight: 396g
Dimension: 234 x 152 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472852953
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