D-Day, Arnhem and the Rhine
Ashby, Robert F.2022
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Foot soldiers, commandos, parachutists, naval seamen, bomber and fighter pilots - their varied personal experiences of WWII have been widely recounted, and the parts they played in the conflict are well known. But there are specialised wartime roles that have received very little attention, notably gallant actions of the men of the Glider Pilot Regiment. That is why Ashby's rare and vivid pilot's memoir is so valuable. In it, he offers an insight, not only into the major operations he took part in, but, into the exacting flying skills required to carry out perilous glider landings on enemy territory while under fire. His account of his hair-raising training takes the reader inside the world of a 'citizen soldier'. The glider landings at Arnhem and the intense fighting that followed are the climax of his narrative, offering us a remarkable insight into one of the most controversial Allied disasters of the entire war.
Main title:
D-Day, Arnhem and the Rhine / Robert F. Ashby.
Author:
Ashby, Robert F., author
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword Aviation, 2022.
Collation:
256 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781399088183 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
940.544941940.544 ASHB
Language:
English
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BRN:
92388
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