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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.
Blossoming Silk Against the Rising Sun: U.S. & Japanese Paratroopers at War in the Pacific in World War II (Stackpole Military History)
New Trade Paper
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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