Silent Wings at War by John L Lowden

Silent Wings at War by John L Lowden

The pilots were known as suicide jockeys and the aircraft they flew were called flak bait. Towed behind modified bombers or transport aircraft, Allied combat gliders were used in some of the riskiest missions of World War I, landing miles behind enemy lines with specially trained assault forces. In Silent Wings at War, John L. Lowden combines his own recollections with those of fellow veterans to create a vivid, gritty, jocose memoir of war as he and other glider pilots and their passengers knew it. These true tales of courage, as well as command blunders, make a substantial contribution to WI literature.

Lowden, John: - John Lowden is Reader in the History of Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London. He is the author of Illuminated Prophet Books: A Study of Byzantine Manuscripts of the Major and Minor Prophets (1988) and The Octateuchs: A Study in Byzantine Manuscript Illustration (1992), both from Penn State Press.

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ISBN 13	9781588340344
ISBN 10	1588340341
Titel	Silent Wings at War
Autor	John L Lowden
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Smithsonian Books
Erscheinungsjahr	2002-09-17
Seitenanzahl	248
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