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Forgotten Wings
by Philippe Esvelin (Editions Heimdal):
This book, composed of three parts, first of all
recalls the design and the manufacture of the Waco CG4-A glider, the
creation of the flying schools as well as the setting-up of the program
of pilot training. The second part is interested in the use of the
American gliders on June 6, 1944 in Cotentin by detailing all the
missions in which they took part. The last part, as for it, is focused
on the ignored role held by these same apparatuses at the time of the
landing of Provence
This book does not forget to mention the parachutists combined at the
sides of which the gliders took share with the engagements. You will
find many photographs and new documents as well as testimonies of
German, French and American veterans. 176pp. 350 b/w & colour photos.
Large format. English Edition. ISBN: 9782840482468
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D-Day Gliders
by Philippe Esvelin (Editions Heimdal)
On june 6, 1944, many troops of the 82nd and 101st Airborne had their
introduction to the Normandy countryside by way of a perilous landing in
a glider. This is a forgotten aspect of the war and Philippe Esvelin
seeks, in this colorful book, to set the record straight and give due
testimony to the courage of the brave men, both the paratroopers and
pilots, who gave their lives in the first hours of the beginning of the
liberation of Europe. It is a unique photographic record of their
efforts. Bilingual book : french-english. 144pp. 200 b/w & colour
photos. Large format. ISBN: 284048143X
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