Author: Gordon L. Rottman
World War II Glider Assault Tactics
Osprey Publishing
Osprey Elite 200
ISBN: 1782007733
2014
Format: PDF (e-book)
Pages: 66
Size: 3 Mb
Language: English
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.
Register!
World History
