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Blossoming Silk Against the Rising Sun

By Gene Eric Salecker
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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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HistoryAsian HistoryMilitary HistoryJapanese HistoryGeneral & Miscellaneous Military HistoryWorld War IIJapanese History - General & MiscellaneousGeneral & Miscellaneous Military HistoryWorld War II - General & Miscellaneous