Military Gliders in World War II

The books in this section all feature military gliders and those who worked with them in a variety of capacities during World War II*

*The deployment of military gliders in WW2 was a cooperative effort between the RAF and the Army's Glider Pilot Regiment.

RAF History
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Wot? No Engines?

by Alan Cooper

First-hand accounts from airborne participants in Operation 'Varsity' ~ the Rhine crossing of March 1945
World War II memoir
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Pacifist to Glider Pilot

by Alec Waldron

Engaging account of a  founder member of the Glider Pilot Regiment who participated in the airborne assaults at Sicily and Arnhem in WW2
World War II memoir
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Operation Ladbroke From Dream to Disaster

by Alec Waldron

A first hand account of the planning, execution and ultimate failure of the glider assault on Sicily in July 1943
RAF memoir
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The RAF and Me

by Gordon Frost

Experiences of a former Stirling navigator with 570 Squadron at RAF Harwell during WW2
RAF memoir
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Mike's Memoirs

by FW 'Mike' Hunt

Experiences of an airman with 615 Squadron 1934-46