Operation Tonga: The Glider Assault, 6 June 1944

by Stephen Wright and Kevin Shannon

Operation Tonga - The Glider Assault: 6 June 1944 is an account of the Glider Pilot Regiment's role in Operation Tonga, the first stage of the airborne assault in the Normandy landings in June 1944. The story is told through the eyes of those who were there - glider pilots, paratroopers, pathfinders, tug crews and passengers - and covers the operation from training through to evacuations after D-Day. Operation Tonga was vital to the success of D-Day...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781553971
• ISBN13: 9781781553978
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Fonthill Media
• Length: 192 Pages