D-DAY GLIDERS: LES PLANEURS AMERICAINS DU JOUR J
Written by Philippe Esvelin
Published by Heimdal
in 2001
ISBN: 284048143X
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- GLIDERS
- WORLD WAR II
- MILITARY
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- FRENCH
Sorry but we don't currently have any copies of this book in stock. If you would like to contact us we can let you know the moment we get one in stock.
Front cover
Contents
- Remerciements
- Acknowledgements
- Preface by Robert C. Casey
- Introduction
- PREMIERE PARTIE: AVANT L'ASSAULT
- PART ONE: BEFORE THE ASSAULT
- Les pionniers
- The pioneers
- Le programme americain
- The American program
- L'entrtainment des pilotes
- Training the pilots
- Perennite du programme
- Long-term future of the program
- Les ameliorations techniques
- Technical enhancements
- SECONDE PARTIE: OBJECTIF NORMANDIE
- PART TWO: OBJECTIVE NORMANDY
- Les preparatifs
- Preparations
- L'assault
- The assault
- Mission Chicago
- Mission Detroit
- Mission Keokuk
- Mission Elmira
- Mission Galveston
- Mission Hackensack
- Epilogue
- Glossaire et sources bibliographiques
- Glossary and Bibliographical Sources
- Les missions de planeurs du Jour J
- Marquages de escadrons de transport engages le Jour J
- The D-Day Glider missions
- Markings on transport squadrons committed on D-Day
- 6 juin 1944: Mission Chicago. La premiere vague des 52 Wacos du 434th TCG
- June 6, 1944: Mission Chicago. The first serial of 434th TCG's 52 Wacos
- Pilotes de planeur tues en Normandie
- Glider pilots killed in Normandy
- Profils des appareils engages en Normandie
- Profiles of aircrafts engaged in Normandy
- Dale Oliver, pilote de planeur et dessinateur
- Dale Oliver, glider pilot and artist