The War Gliders
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The War Gliders

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A two-part story behind the military history of the glider at war.
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Episoder

  1. S1 E1 - Part 1: The War Gliders

    16. juli 2025
    25min
    13+
    Before the Nazis came to power Germany was limited to commercial aircraft and gliders. The Allies considered both to be harmless but they were wrong. This mistake would allow the Wehrmacht to subjugate most of Western Europe in a matter of months.
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  2. S1 E2 - Part 2: The War Gliders

    16. juli 2025
    25min
    13+
    Although vulnerable the glider proved versatile and economic—virtues that the Allies learned to exploit in their return to France and on to the war with Japan. Today the glider is limited to recreational enjoyment for a lucky few a far cry from its past.
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