Silent Wings at War: Combat Gliders in World War II

by John L. Lowden

The pilots were known as "suicide jockeys" and the aircraft they flew were called "flak bait." Towed behind modified bombers or transport aircraft, Allied combat gliders were used in some of the riskiest missions of World War II, landing miles behind enemy lines with specially trained assault forces. In "Silent Wings at War," John L. Lowden combines his own recollections with those of fellow veterans to create a vivid, gritty, jocose memoir of war...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560981210
• ISBN13: 9781560981213
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"