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Smooth Landings? Glider Stories You May Not Have Heard
 

This page will be a conduit for contributions from people who flew, towed, rode in, worked with or helped make the combat WACO gliders. It is not intended to duplicate material already in print.

Those who would like to learn more about Gliders in WWII might find the following reading list helpful:

 
  • Huston, James A
    Out of the Blue
    W. Lafayette, IN...1972
     

  • Mrazek, James E
    The Glider War
    NY...1975
     

  • Dank, Milton
    The Glider Gang
    Phila, PA...1977
     

  • Fighting Gliders
    NY...1977
     

  • Lloyd, Alan
    The Gliders
    Nashville, TN...1982
     

  • Devlin, Gerard M
    Silent Wings
    NY...1985
     

  • Wolfe, Martin
    Green Light
    Washington, DC...1993
     

  • Masters, Charles J.
    Glidermen of Neptune
    Carbondale, IL...1995

 

This list is only a beginning. Most of the books included have extensive bibliographies.


 

 

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