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World War II Glider Assault Tactics

Gordon L. Rottman Peter Dennis (Illustrator)

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English
Osprey
01 March 2014
Series: Elite
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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Illustrated by:   Peter Dennis (Illustrator)
Imprint:   Osprey
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   200
Dimensions:   Height: 248mm,  Width: 184mm,  Spine: 7mm
Weight:   250g
ISBN:   9781782007739
ISBN 10:   1782007733
Series:   Elite
Pages:   64
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  ELT Advanced ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969-70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol, and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas.

Reviews for World War II Glider Assault Tactics

Covers the origins, the gliders, the glider types, tug aircraft, glider pilots, glider delivered units and glider operations. Each section is broken down covering how each country used their gliders, how they trained their pilots and how operations were executed. I highly recommend this book to anyone that has an interest in military history or the gliders of World War II. --Mike Van Schoonhoven, IPMS/USA Covers the origins, the gliders, the glider types, tug aircraft, glider pilots, glider delivered units and glider operations. Each section is broken down covering how each country used their gliders, how they trained their pilots and how operations were executed. I highly recommend this book to anyone that has an interest in military history or the gliders of World War II. Mike Van Schoonhoven, IPMS/USA Covers the origins, the gliders, the glider types, tug aircraft, glider pilots, glider delivered units and glider operations. Each section is broken down covering how each country used their gliders, how they trained their pilots and how operations were executed. I highly recommend this book to anyone that has an interest in military history or the gliders of World War II. --Mike Van Schoonhoven, IPMS/USA


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