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Blossoming Silk Against the Rising Sun U.S. and Japanese Paratroopers at War in the Pacific in World War II,9780811706575

Blossoming Silk Against the Rising Sun U.S. and Japanese Paratroopers at War in the Pacific in World War II

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ISBN13: 9780811706575
ISBN10: 0811706575
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-08-17
Publisher(s): Stackpole Books
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Summary

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 theatre 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.

Author Biography

Gene Eric Salecker has also written Rolling Thunder against the Rising Sun and Fortress against the Sun.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. vi
Yokosuka 1st Special Naval Landing Forcep. 1
Dash Forwardp. 10
Japan Needs Oilp. 22
P1 Airfieldp. 29
The Capture of Palembangp. 42
Dutch West Timorp. 50
The U.S. Paratrooperp. 72
Equipping the American Paratrooperp. 87
Operation Cartwheelp. 102
Nadzabp. 112
Baptism of Firep. 127
Birth of a Division, Death of a Programp. 138
New Guinea Interludep. 149
Noemfoorp. 157
Leyte Firefightp. 172
The Calm before the Stormp. 186
Caught Nappingp. 209
Buri Airfieldp. 221
By Air and by Seap. 228
Tagaytay Ridgep. 234
The Rockp. 250
Rock Force Assaultp. 262
Seizing the Rockp. 272
Los Bañosp. 281
The Raidp. 294
The Last Jumpp. 307
Epiloguep. 318
Notesp. 321
Bibliographyp. 361
Indexp. 369
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