Silent Invader: A Glider Pilot's Story of the Invasion of Europe in World War II

by Alexander Morrison

This is the wartime autobiography of one of the first officers to join the British Army's Glider Pilot Wing, a unique force that was at the forefront of the invasion of France and Holland in 1944. The author takes the reader through the D-Day invasion and describes the exacting tasks given to the regiment. These tasks provided a major contribution to the success of the sea landings. Eventually Morrison was captured and suffered at the hands of the Gestapo. After three months he was transferred to a large aircrew POW camp where he helped to bring about the overthrow of the guards.

168 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 1999