Silent Wings At War -
Combat Gliders in World War II
Author: John L. Lowden
Foreword by Walter Cronkite
Prologue by Gen. Matthew B Ridgeway (U.S. Army, Ret.)
Paperback, 187 pages, 59 photographs (black & white) and several
maps and cartoons
Dimensions: 6.0 x 9.0 x 0.63 inches (153 x 228 x 16 mm)
Copyright 1992
Back Cover
- About the Author, recommendations
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 as he and other glider pilots and
their passengers knew it. These true tales of courage, as well as
command blunders, make a substantial contribution to WWII literature.
About the Author
John L. Lowden flew as a second lieutenant in the 1st Allied Airborne
Army in Europe during World War II. His awards include the Air Medal
with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, the Presidential Unit Citation, the Bronze
Arrowhead of initial assault troops, and seven unit battle stars. He
lives in Wilmington, N.C. |
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