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- catalog abstract "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 II, landing miles behind enemy lines with specially trained assault forces. In Silent Wings ar 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 WWII literature.".
- catalog contributor b3677404.
- catalog created "1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1992.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "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 II, landing miles behind enemy lines with specially trained assault forces. In Silent Wings ar 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 WWII literature.".
- catalog extent "xxvii, 187 p., [32] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Silent wings at war.".
- catalog identifier "1560981210".
- catalog isFormatOf "Silent wings at war.".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press,".
- catalog relation "Silent wings at war.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "940.54/4973 20".
- catalog subject "Air pilots United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "D790 .L65 1992".
- catalog subject "Gliders (Aeronautics) History.".
- catalog subject "Lowden, John L.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American.".
- catalog title "Silent wings at war : combat gliders in World War II / John L. Lowden.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "Personal narratives American. fast".
- catalog type "text".