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World War II Glider Assault Tactics (Paperback)
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World War II Glider Assault Tactics (Paperback)
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Loot Price R426
Discovery Miles 4 260
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Military gliders came of age in World War II, when glider assault
infantry were the forerunners of today's helicopter-delivered
airmobile troops. From the light pre-war sports and training
machines, several nations developed troop-carrying gliders capable
of getting a whole squad or more of infantry, with heavy weapons,
onto the ground quickly, with the equipment that paratroopers
simply could not carry. They made up at least one-third of the
strength of US, British, and German airborne divisions in major
battles, and they also carried out several daring coup de main
raids and spearhead operations. However, the dangers were extreme,
the techniques were difficult, the losses were heavy (particularly
during night operations), and the day of the glider assault was
relatively brief. This book explains the development and
organization of glider troops, their mounts, and the air squadrons
formed to tow them, the steep and costly learning-curve and the
tactics that such troops learned to employ once they arrived on the
battlefield.
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