The German success with gliders silently landing troops behind enemy lines shocked the Allies into action. The U.S. and Great Britain would lead the Allied effort in the development and use of ...

As a machine gunner, it was his job to provide covering fire for the troops. Glider Pilot Regiment Society/PA Wire Gliders, used to transport troops and supplies, were towed by bombers over ...

You might be wondering why any army would want to use defenseless gliders made of wood and fabric to insert troops into a combat zone. Why not paratroopers? The problem with dropping soldiers and ...

It won two Oscars and had a stellar cast including Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, and Henry Fonda. It features the first day of the invasion of Normandy in 1944 with glider borne troops taking and ...

It features the first day of the invasion of Normandy in 1944 with glider borne troops taking and defending bridges over the River Orne and Caen Canal. The latter was later known as Pegasus Bridge ...