American Military Gliders of World War II: Development, Training, Experimentation, and Tactics of All Aircraft Types

ISBN-13: 9780764340512 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 256 str.

Bill Norton

Opis

Development Training Experimentation and Tactics of all Aircraft Types. The U.S. Army glider corps was formed in the tumultuous period of rapid buildup of American military might prior to the nations December 1941 entry into World War II. It then had to mature rapidly, under the persistent pressure of wartime conditions, to be ready for action when American airborne troops first deployed. This meant haste and misconceptions that fostered inefficiencies in all aspects of the effort. The program produced a cadre of pilots and fleet of wood and fabric gliders that executed challenging combat missions unlike anything done