Upcoming Books
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General Patton and the Glider Resupply Mission in the Battle of the Bulge: Glider Pilots in the Siege of Bastogne
Frontline Books, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Limited · Expected 2027
Troop Carrier Pilots and the Pathfinders in the Battle of the Bulge: Operation REPULSE and Halting Hitler's Last Offensive on the Western Front
Pen & Sword Books Limited · 2028
Published Book
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Suicide Jockeys: The Making of the WWII Combat Glider Pilot
Koehler Books · November 11, 2023
Available at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Silent Wings Museum in Lubbock, Texas, the WW2TV Bookstore and all major booksellers
Articles
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"World War II Glider Pilots: Pioneers in Vertical Envelopment"
On Point: The Journal of Army History · Fall 2024
"The Glider Pilots of Bergstrom AFB"
ATX – Austin City Lifestyle Magazine · October 2024 · Read
"Whisper Ships: The Use and Development of the WWII Glider"
National Soaring Museum Historical Journal · October 2024
"Suicide Jockeys: Why American Glider Pilots Were the Unsung Heroes of WWII"
MilitaryHistoryNow.com · January 23, 2024 · Read
"Flying Mules of the CBI"
The Briefing, National WWII Glider Pilot Association · Winter 2023 · Read (PDF)
Podcasts and Video
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Working Historians Podcast
Southern New Hampshire University · "History Speaker Series with Monique Taylor and Suicide Jockeys" · December 15, 2025 · Listen
"Operation VARSITY: The Fully Matured United States Glider Program"
WW2TV · March 17, 2025 · Watch
"The 1st Air Commandos and Gliders in the CBI"
WW2TV · February 19, 2025 · Watch
"Beans, Bullets and Bandages: Glider Pilots as the Critical Supply Line in WWII"
WW2TV · March 18, 2024 · Watch
"The WWII Glider Pilot Program"
The Thermal Podcast · February 12, 2024 · Listen
"The Glider Pilots of the 313th TCG in Operation MARKET"
Folkingham Remembers WWII Operation MARKET-GARDEN, Folkingham, England · September 14, 2023
"Suicide Jockeys – Monique Taylor – Historian, Author, and WWII Glider Pilot Expert"
Military Tales · Watch
"Airborne Gliders in WWII"
Veterans Breakfast Club · Watch
Presentations
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National WWII Glider Pilot Association Reunion
2022, 2023, 2025, 2026
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025
July 21: "The WACO CG-13A and the CG-15A" · July 23: "WWII Axis Glider Development" · July 25: "WWII Glider Pilots in the Pacific"
"The Backdrop to the American Glider Pilot Program: Germany's Introduction to the Glider as a Weapon of War"
Clovis Kiwanis Club · October 2024
"WWII Gliders: The Airborne's Supply Line"
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 · July 2024
"The WWII Glider Pilot Program"
Clovis Veterans Memorial District, Clovis, California · June 2024
"The Glider Pilot – Their Role in the Evolution of the Doctrine of Vertical Envelopment and the Critical Role They Played in Achieving Mission Success"
Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter, Morristown, Tennessee · March 2024
"The WWII Glider Pilot Program as it Relates to History Today"
The Conservative Club, Tellico, Tennessee · March 2024
"Glider Pilots and Glider Infantry – Case Study of D-Day"
Tellico Village History Group Roundtable · March 2024
"Glider Pilot and Troop Carrier Training and Preparation for Missions"
Lago Vista, Texas · November 2023
Book Signings and Events
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Raven and Pines Bookstore
Oakhurst, California · September 2026
Barnes & Noble Visalia
September 2025 and November 2024
The Book Barn
January 2025
Heart of the Valley Book Faire
November 2024