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On May 10, 1940, the Germans neutralized one of the most heavily fortified fortresses in Europe with a new weapon: the combat glider-an aerial vehicle capable of carrying men and equipment in close proximity to each other and crash landing behind enemy lines. The Army Air Corps soon established its…
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1 author picked Suicide Jockeys as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
My father was a World War II fighter pilot and told me much about what he did–but it was night and day from what a glider pilot of the same era did. I think Gen. Westmoreland described it best, as the author quotes: their duty was to “deliberately crash land, and then go on to fight as combat infantrymen.”
I cannot imagine climbing into a plane made of plywood, fabric, and glue and going off to fight, but Taylor, the daughter of one of these intrepid pilots, manages to make the experience palpable.
From Rona's list on World War II featuring the average Joe.
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