Accounts/books of D-Day

[armourersergeant]

Does anyone know any references or books to 6th Airborne pathfinder company(22nd Ind comp) or the Gliderpilot regiment? Both these areas hold a fascination to me. or on a broader scale any regarding 6th Airborne themselves. I have read/viewed 'Go to it' by Peter Harclerode.


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Arm.

[Ali Hollington]

I know that a number of books have recently come out covering the D-day drops. Sutton publishing have- Orne Bridgehead, there is also a book called "devils own luck" or something similiar. Not sure if this is the kind of thing you are after.
You could try www.naval-military-press.com a really good specialist book seller, I think they have a book on the glider pilot regt, though I might be wrong.
Hopefully Ryan/salient points will pick up on this thread and be able to give you some advice, he seems to be a bit of a book expert.
Ali

[salientpoints]

Hi,

You could try the following:

Red Devils: The 6th Airborne Division at Normandy - 2840481596

Devils and Eagles in Normandy 1944: American, British and Canadian Airborne Forces in Normandy may hold some info (out in May) - 1862272492

You might also want to try D-Day publishing check out
http://www.d-day-publishing.be

Ryan

[armourersergeant]

thanks both,

At the back of mind mind is a book i seem to have seen that was written by a glider pilot who was involved in D-Day but for the life of me i can not remeber it or if i really did see it

Arm.

[Ali Hollington]

I've had a similiar situation with a pile of cash.
Ali

[salientpoints]

Might also be worth trying these folks:

http://www.assaultgliderproject.co.uk/

Booklist from the site -

Silent Ones - WWII Invasion Glider Test & Experiment, (Click on picture for more details)

Arnhem 1944, The Airborne Battle - By Martin Middlebrook - Published by Viking ISBN-0-670-83546-3

It Never Snows in September - Robert J Kershaw - Ian Allen Publishing ISBN 0-7110-2167-8

Arnhem Lift, A Fighting Glider Pilot Remembers - Louis Hagen - Redwood Books, Trowbridge, Wiltshire

Operation Freshman, The Rjukan Heavy Water Raid - Richard Wiggan - Garden City Press ISBN 0-7183-0571-X

Airborne Engineers, The Shiny 9th (9th Field Company RE) - Patrick Pronk - R N Sigmond ISBN 90-804718-3-6

Arnhem - Major General R E Urquhart - Pan Books ISBN 0-330-23273-8

The Cauldron, The story of the Oosterbeek Perimeter - Zeno - Pan Books ISBN 0-330-02089-7

Arnhem Sacrifice - Colin Cummings - Nimbus Publishing ISBN 0-9526619-1-8

Cloud over Arnhem - Kate A Ter Horst - Allan Wingate Publishers

Airborne Carpet, Operation Market Garden - Anthony Farrar-Hockley - McDonald & Co Publishers

A Tour of the Arnhem Battlefields - John Waddy - Pen & Sword Books Ltd ISBN 0-85052-571-3

Silent Invader (Alexander Morrison) - Airlife Classic ISBN 1-84037-368-7

Wot!.. No Engines? (Alan Cooper) - Woodfield Publishing ISBN 1-903953-18-9

Lion With Blue Wings (Ronald Seth) - probably out of print

Horsa Squadron (Will Morrison) - William Kimber, London ISBN 0-7183-0684-8

The Glider Soldiers (Alan Wood) - Spellmount Limited ISBN 0-946771-99-5



Ryan

[armourersergeant]

Thanks for the list Ryan

I'll do some trolling and see what I come up with.

Arm.

[Ali Hollington]

For what its worth I'd particularly recommend Martin Middlebrooks "Arnhem" and It never snows in September by Robert Kershaw. Martin Middlebrook rarely fails with his books and Kershaw's book give a welcome view from the other side of the Arnhem operations.
Ali