World War II Glider Assault TacticsFeaturing specially commissioned full colour artwork, the story of the perilous glider assaults carried out by the men who sometimes led and sometimes followed World War II paratroopers onto their objectives. Military gliders came of age in World War II, when glider assault infantry were the forerunners of todays helicopter delivered airmobile troops. From the light pre war sports and training machines, several nations developed troop carrying gliders