Description: GLIDER PILOTS AT ARNHEM April 1948 ByMike Peters & Luke Buist <><><><> The fierce struggle between the British 1st Airborne Divisioniand the superior German forces in and around Arnhem iswell documented.This book tells of the role played in the battle for Oosterbeek andthe bridge at Arnhem itself by the men of the Glider Pilot Regiment. These men were already experienced soldiers who volunteeredto join the airborne forces and take the fight to the Germans in atotally new regiment.The men of the Glider Pilot Regiment PR were predominantly seniorNCOs trained to fly wooden assault gliders into occupied territory. Once on the ground they were expected to go into battle with the troopsthey had delivered onto the Landing Zone. During the Arnhem operation they were involved in the initial defenseof the LZs, before fighting house to house leading mixed groupsof infantrymen, engineers and medics. In so doing they suffered extensive losses from which the Regimentnever fully recovered.This book tells their story in their own words from the moment theylanded on Dutch soil through the fierce fighting all around the ever shrinking perimeter until the survivors of the Glider Pilot Regiment.proudly marked the route out for the battered survivors of 1st Airborne Division as they escaped over the Rhine. O O O O O O O O O = = = = = = = 20096 by 9 Inch Trim SizeSoft CoverPrinted on semi-glossy stock368 Pages «—————» PLEASE DO HAVE A LOOK AT MY OTHER ITEMSThank You,George F. Cholewczynski> pound✪ ✪ ✪ ✪
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