Scott McGaugh

Brotherhood of the Flying Coffin

The Glider Pilots of World War II

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Produktbeschreibung

The first major history of the American glider pilots, the forgotten heroes of World War II, by New York Times bestselling author Scott McGaugh. A story of no guns, no engines and no second chances.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 150mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 396g
• ISBN-13: 9781472852953
• ISBN-10: 1472852958
• Artikelnr.: 69671455

Autorenporträt

Scott McGaugh is a veteran journalist and published author of Honor Before Glory (Da Capo/Hachette, 2016), the New York Times bestseller Surgeon in Blue (Arcade, 2013), Battlefield Angels (Osprey, 2011) and Midway Magic (CDS/Perseus, 2004). Midway Magic became the basis for a History Channel program, Hero Ship: The USS Midway, featuring the author and Honor Before Glory is in development as a feature film. McGaugh served as the founding marketing director of the USS Midway Museum in San Diego, the most visited floating ship museum in the world. Television appearances have included the History Channel, Travel Network and Discovery Channel, among others. Radio appearances have included NPR's Weekend Edition.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Author's Notes
List of Illustrations
Introduction
1. Guts and Gliders Wanted
2. Crashing is a Lonely Sound
3. "Prepare to Ditch"
4. Pea Patch Savior
5. Popcorn Popping
6. "The Germans Are Coming!"
7. "Our Men Were Lucky"
8. Like Hornets at a Church Cookout
9. They Were Invisible
10. The Hole in the Donut
11. Beyond Commendation
12. World War II's Orphans
13. Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Endnotes
Index

Rezensionen

In this first-rate account of World War II's unsung glider pilots, Scott McGaugh takes readers on a plunging ride into the crucible of combat. McGaugh's vivid narrative combined with pilots' eyewitness testimonies provide a page-turning story of these pioneering aviators who navigated challenges in the air and on the ground with courage and perseverance. Buckle up – you're about to be towed over the battlefield in an engineless glider for a one-way trip into chaos.