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Silent Wings - The American Glider Pilots of WWII 
written by Andy Rooney, Walter Cronkite
Actors : Hal Holbrook
Director : Robert Child
Studio : Inecom Entertainment Company
by Inecom Entertainment Company
Brand : INECOM ENTERTAINMENT CO
Release Date : 2007-03-20
Publisher : Inecom Entertainment Company
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN : 0806213162029
UPC : 806213162029
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 10 reviews)
List Price : $24.95
Our Price : $5.98
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From the early race to build gliders to the D-Day invasion at Normandy and Nazi Germany's final surrender, Silent Wings - The American Glider Pilots of WWII narrated by Hal Holbrook, reveals the critical role gliders played in World War II offensives. Through rare archival footage and photographs, the film places the audience right at the center of the action in the dangerous world of the American glider pilot. During WWII, 6000 young Americans volunteered to fly large unarmed cargo gliders into battle. For these glider pilots every mission was do-or-die. It was their task to repeatedly risk their lives landing the men and tools of war deep within enemy-held territory, often in complete darkness, using only a stopwatch to navigate. Thousands of lives were saved and battles won because of their efforts. In fact, one pilot interviewed said - the 'G' in their emblem didn't stand for glider; it stood for 'guts'. |
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Educational and interesting |
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It was informational but a little hard to follow. I had my husband who majored in history inform me about the things that were confusing. Overall a good video. |
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Silent Wings - The American Glider Pilots of WWII |
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Since I had an uncle who was a glider pilot (and died in Operation Varsity), I've been researching gliders for a number of years. This book is the best I've found from the perspective of first person accounts. |
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A Lesser Known Way to Fight a War |
In the annals of World War II history one finds a plethora of information about the soldiers, sailors and airmen who fought the war. It's usually about the infantry and the paratroopers, about the tank battles, the air battles, the sea battles and the war on the home front and how they all combined their efforts to win the war. But how much do we hear about another aspect of air warfare, the gliders and the men who flew them to deliver the heavy goods to the troops who parachuted behind the lines?
This film explains the history of the glider corps, the concept of aerial delivery in use before the present day airdrop of heavy equipment in a combat zone was perfected in the post-WWII era. It covers the selection of glider pilots, men who wanted to be Air Corps pilots but, for various reasons, were unable to qualify for powered aircraft ratings, the design of WWII gliders, both Allied and Axis, and a brief history of every major glider operation during the war beginning with the German assaults in Belgium in 1940 and Crete in 1941, the US/British actions in Burma, Normandy, Southern France and Holland, and the Rhine Crossings in 1945.
Interviews with former glider pilots throughout the film add a personal touch to this great story of a group of men who entered a combat zone as professional airmen but who quickly became infantrymen once they delivered their goods. Trained to cut loose from their tow aircraft and land in the middle of a combat zone 30 seconds later with their cargoes of humans and heavy equipment, they were not only responsible for delivering their cargo safely but were expected to fight along side their fellow troopers until they were no longer needed in the combat zone and could be evacuated back to their bases in time for their next drop. As the glider pilots themselves are wont to say, "The "G" on our wings didn't stand for "Gliders", it stood for "Guts!"
This documentary is as entertaining as it is informative, and it is a must for any serious WWII historian, aviation or otherwise. |
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Overall I'm 100% satisfied with dvd I ordered and the condition, time it took to get here, etc. all was great! I recommend this site and dvd. |
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SILENT WINGS THE AMERICAN GLIDER PILOTS OF WWII |
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FABULOUS ACTUAL ACCOUNT WITH REAL FOOTAGE. TRUE STORIES OF REAL HEROS NEVER BEFORE AWARDED THEIR DUE. ESPECIALLY FLYING ALL THOSE TROOPERS IN UNDER ENEMY LINES IN THE DARK . A VERY GOOD MOVIE AND STORY. |
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