GLIDERMEN OF NEPTUNE: The American D-Day Glider Attack by Masters 1995 HC 1Ed/1

Description: GLIDERMEN OF NEPTUNE: The American D-Day Glider Attack by Charles J. Masters. VERY GOOD++ First Edition, full number line hardcover, 1995. The story of a little-known, short-lived aspect of WWII and D-Day. A brave group of World War II soldiers known as glidermen flew into combat inside unarmed and unarmored canvas-covered gliders known as "flying coffins." Because WWII was the first truly mechanized and armored global conflict, the role of the glidermen and their fragile combat aircraft seemed out of place, as an array of weaponry never seen in any previous military engagement confronted the combat soldier. In detail, the author, the son of a gliderman with the 82nd Airborne Division in WWII, describes the gliders and the Americans who boarded them during the American D-Day glider attack, a mission that was part of the overall cross-channel plan code-named "Operation Neptune." His research includes interviews with 106 of the men who had flown the D-Day mission in gliders. This narrative includes the finest existing collection of photographs of the American D-Day glider attack, a spectacular visual record. VERY GOOD++ First Edition, full number line hardcover, gently read with archival pages and edges clean and unmarked. Binding tight with book slightly canted back. Jacket shows no corner or edge wear with minor edge wrinkling and creases. No tears with light scuffing and rubbing. Not a remainder. Collectible condition. 8.5" x 10.25." Vintage photos, maps, and text. 96 pgs.

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