Airborne Combat : the Glider War/Fighting Gliders of WWII

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Intro; Front Matter; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; BOOK ONE: THE GLIDER WAR; Chapter 1 The Capture of Eben Emael; Chapter 2 Blood, Sweat and Tears; Chapter 3 America Hops on the Bandwagon; Chapter 4 Crete: Gliders Lose Hitlerâ#x80;#x99;s Favor; Chapter 5 Sicily: Tragedy and Turning Point; Chapter 6 Sharpening the Eagleâ#x80;#x99;s Talons; Chapter 7 Orde Wingateâ#x80;#x99;s Glider Legacy; Chapter 8 U.S. Glider Pilots: The Bastards No One Wanted; Chapter 9 Gliders Assault Normandy: U.S. Phase; Chapter 10 Gliders Assault Normandy: British Phase; Chapter 11 Abandon Glider! Chapter 12 â#x80;#x9C;Dragoonâ#x80;#x9D;: The Southern PincerChapter 13 Arnhem: Grasp for the Rhine; Chapter 14 Bastogne: Gliders Leap the Ring; Chapter 15 The Soviet Union: Glider Pioneer?; Chapter 16 Some Gliders That Never Fought; Chapter 17 â#x80;#x9C;Varsityâ#x80;#x9D;: Assault across the Rhine; Chapter 18 The German Effort Continues; Chapter 19 Mussoliniâ#x80;#x99;s Rescue and Other Glider Operations; Chapter 20 What Might Have Been; BOOK TWO: FIGHTING GLIDERS OF WORLD WAR II; Chapter 1 Fighting Gliders: The Secret Weapon; Chapter 2 German Gliders; Chapter 3 The British Glider Effort; Chapter 4 Japanese Transport Gliders. Chapter 5 The United States Glider ProgramChapter 6 Gliders of the Soviet Union; Chapter 7 Some Lesser-known Developments; Appendix A Loading, Flight and Landing Plans of the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division for Operation â#x80;#x9C;Market Gardenâ#x80;#x9D;; Appendix B Glider Data; Appendix C Powered Gliders; Appendix D CG-4A Production Data to October 31, 1944; Appendix E Performance Data; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index; Other Books in the Series; Back Cover; Discover more