Reveals the critical role gliders played in World War II offensives. They had no motor, no parachutes and no second chances.

Documentary. Title from container. DVD release of the 2006 production. Special features: interview with director Robert Child; virtural tour of Silent Wings Museum.

Opening prelude -- Attack on fortress Eben Emael -- Germany's glider program -- America responds: the rise of General Hap Arnold -- Flying in a WWII glider -- The invasion of Crete -- A glider force second to none -- Attack on Pearl Harbor -- War reporters enlist -- Doubts about the glider program -- The invasion of Sicily -- The St. Louis glider crash -- The North Carolina glider demonstration -- Mission to Burma -- Normandy: Operation Overlord -- The invasion of southern France: Operation Anvil -- The invasion of Holland: Operation Market Garden -- End the war in '44 -- Battle of the Bulge: Bastogne -- The invasion of Germany: Operation Varsity -- The battle of Burp Gun Corner -- Heroic legacy -- Glider pilot reunion and recognition -- Closing credits.