Silent skies

the glider war, 1939-1945

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Author

Tim Lynch

Publication

2008 - Pen & Sword Military, Barnsley, England

Language

English

Word Count

52,500 words, Guess

Page Count

210 pages

Identifiers

Internet Archivesilentskiesglide00lync
Internet Archivesilentskiesglide0000lync
ISBN-101844157369
ISBN-139781844157365
Library of Congress Control Number2010290350

and 3 more

OCLC Control Number229464296
Better World Books9781844157365
Open LibraryOL27087597M

Classifications

DDC940.544
LCCD785 .L96 2008
LCCD785

Description

"[The author] gives vivid accounts of glider operations ... in every theater 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 of glider tactics over the course of the war. He also gives detailed specifications of the gliders flown by all sides in the conflict and compares their design and performance"--Jacket.