An American Glider Pilot's Story
Title | An American Glider Pilot's Story PDF eBook |
Author | Gale Richard Ammerman |
Publisher | Merriam Press |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Air pilots, Military |
ISBN | 1576382141 |
An American Glider Pilot's Story
Title | An American Glider Pilot's Story PDF eBook |
Author | Gale Ammerman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2008-08-03 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781435749528 |
Memoir of a U.S. Army Air Forces glider pilot in World War II. After training he joined the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron, 436th Troop Carrier Group, in July 1943. He flew gliders into combat during the Normandy (D-Day - Overlord) invasion, Holland (Operation Market Garden), and the Rhine crossing operations, and his accounts of these episodes are detailed and riveting. 61,000 words, 26 photos, 40 documents.
An American Glider Pilot's Story
Title | An American Glider Pilot's Story PDF eBook |
Author | Gale R Ammerman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 2020-09-25 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781716557101 |
This is the story of one American glider pilot in World War II. After enlisting in the Army in May 1941, Gale went through basic training and airplane mechanic instruction. In 1942 he volunteered for glider pilot training, going to South Plains Army Flying School, Lubbock, Texas, and later Bowman Field, receiving ground combat training since glider pilots might be required to fight as infantry after a combat landing. In 1943 he joined the 436th Troop Carrier Group and after more training, the unit set off for England on 24 December 1943. Gale then flew gliders into combat during the Normandy invasion, Holland and Rhine crossing operations, and his accounts of these episodes are detailed and riveting. You will not soon forget the story of a young man who went off to war as a member of one of the most dangerous occupations of any combat arm. 65 photos/documents. A Merriam Press World War 2 Autobiography.
The "G" Is for Guts
Title | The "G" Is for Guts PDF eBook |
Author | S. W. Maynes |
Publisher | CreateSpace |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2006-09-18 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781419651373 |
World War II Glider Pilots
Title | World War II Glider Pilots PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Turner Publishing Company |
Pages | 170 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Air pilots, Military |
ISBN | 0938021958 |
The G Is for Guts (glider Pilots in World War Ii)
Title | The G Is for Guts (glider Pilots in World War Ii) PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Skidmore |
Publisher | |
Pages | 163 |
Release | 2020-08-14 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Story of U.S. Army Air Corps Glider Pilots in World War II, from the 91st TCS - 439th TCG during World War II.
Glider Pilots at Arnhem
Title | Glider Pilots at Arnhem PDF eBook |
Author | Mike Peters |
Publisher | Casemate Publishers |
Pages | 826 |
Release | 2014-09-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1844683486 |
The fierce struggle between the British 1st Airborne Division and the superior German forces in and around Arnhem is well documented. This book tells of the role played in the battle for Oosterbeek and the bridge at Arnhem itself by the men of the Glider Pilot Regiment (GPR). These men were already experienced soldiers who volunteered to join the airborne forces and take the fight to the Germans in a totally new regiment.The men of the GPR were predominantly SNCOs trained to fly wooden assault gliders into occupied territory. Once on the ground they were expected to go into battle with the troops they had delivered onto the Landing Zone. During the Arnhem operation they were involved in the initial defense of the LZs, before fighting house to house leading mixed groups of infantrymen, engineers and medics. In so doing they suffered extensive losses from which the Regiment never fully recovered. This book tells their story in their own words from the moment they landed on Dutch soil through the fierce fighting all around the ever shrinking perimeter until the survivors of the GPR proudly marked the route out for the battered survivors of 1st Airborne Division as they escaped over the Rhine.