Silent Wings: The American Glider Pilots of World War II

Narration and personal stories, such as from W. Cronkite, are great. The video also does a fair job of describing the result of each operational use, but otherwise is very vague on the glider program and equipment. But so much more could, and should have been discussed. How was the glider pilot training different from powered aircraft pilot, why two pilots, how did towing a glider affect the C-47 airspeed across the battlefield, what was the advantage of using a glider vs. straight airdrop from a C-47, how did they communicated between towed and towing aircraft? Rooney mentions "Saving Private Ryan," but there is no mention if the overloaded glider incident was a real problem in real life. Did anyone consider using Pathfinders to mark the LZ at night or why weren't the gliders dropped at much greater altitudes and range to take advantage of the silent approach? There is so much more that could have been discussed besides just personal accounts. Interesting but deserving of so much more.