Silent Skies: Gliders at War 1939-1945: The Glider at War 1939-1945 - Hardcover

Lynch, Tim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844157369 ISBN 13: 9781844157365

Publisher: Pen & Sword Aviation, 2008

Synopsis

On 10 May 1940 warfare changed forever when gliders swooped down to seize the fortress of Eben Emael in Belgium ahead of the German advance. In the following five years of war, the glider evolved into a war-winning weapon capable of landing men, guns and even tanks with pinpoint precision. Across the world it became a vital element in military planning, yet no full history of glider operations has been written. Tim Lynch, in this graphic and highly readable study, gives vivid accounts of glider operations - some famous, some less well known - in every theatre of the war, in northern Europe, the Mediterranean, the Far East and the Pacific. He quotes extensively from the memoirs and eyewitness accounts of the glider pilots and the troops they carried, and he traces the evolution glider tactics over the course of the war.

About this title

Product Description:

Rare Book

About the Author:

After military service in the Falklands and Northern Ireland, Tim Lynch studied Social Anthropology at university before working in the public sector, where he was closely involved in efforts to increase understanding and treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress. He began his freelancing career alongside this and now specialises in history and travel subjects - having written 10 books on the social and military history of the First and Second World Wars. In between writing and a day job with the National Probation Service, he works as a battlefield guide - leading school groups on the Western Front.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pen & Sword Aviation
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1844157369
• ISBN 13: 9781844157365
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224