Early in World War II, the Germans had had success using gliders to land troops in combat zones, so the U.S. Army decided to develop a similar corps for itself. Glider transport had two advantages ...

Large gliders delivered German troops and weapons onto the battlefield, along with paratroopers. The widely reported successes of German glider troops in 1940-41 – Fort Ében-Émael, the Netherlands, ...

"Country boy" Eddie Annetts was one of more than 1,000 British, Canadian and American men who died during Operation Varsity Eighty years ago, planes and gliders packed with troops took to the ...

More than 1,500 aircraft and 1,300 gliders - carrying British, American, and Canadian airborne soldiers - participated in the operation. Sixty of those gliders were flown from Earls Colne.

"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 ...