One Night In June: The Glider Pilot's Regiment Role in Operation Tonga

One Night in June 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 includes stories of crew who evaded capture by the Germans and pays tribute to the help they received from local Resistance fighters.The contribution of the nine gliders which took part in the 'Coup de Main' landings has been well-documented but of the other eighty-nine gliders which took part little has been written.This book tells the full story.

Kevin Shannon & Stephen Wright
Hardcover 208pp 1994

One Night In June: The Glider Pilot's Regiment Role in Operation Tonga