| Blossoming Silk Against the Rising Sun: U.S. and Japanese Paratroopers at War in the Pacific in World War II Contributor(s): Salecker, Gene Eric (Author) |
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ISBN: 0811706575 ISBN-13: 9780811706575 Publisher: Stackpole Books OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - United States - History | Asia - Japan |
| Dewey: 940.541 |
| LCCN: 2009053794 |
| Series: Stackpole Military History |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.35 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Japanese - Cultural Region - Oceania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Complete account of airborne operations in the Pacific theaterFirsthand descriptions from American and Japanese paratroopersDetailed maps illustrate battlesFrom 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. |