Blossoming Silk Against the Rising Sun

Blossoming Silk Against the Rising Sun

Part of Stackpole Military History Series

By Gene Eric Salecker

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Complete account of airborne operations in the Pacific theater

Firsthand descriptions from American and Japanese paratroopers

Detailed maps illustrate battles
From the attack on Pearl Harbor through Japan's surrender, the Americans and Japanese conducted a total of twelve combat parachute drops in the Pacific theater of World War II. Filling a glaring gap in the historical record of the war, Gene Eric Salecker recounts all twelve drops, highlighting the courage of paratroopers on both sides.

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Gene Eric Salecker

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Publisher: Stackpole Books (August 17, 2010)
Length: 384 pages
ISBN13: 9780811706575

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Blossoming Silk Against the Rising Sun

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By Gene Eric Salecker

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