Complete account of airborne operations in the Pacific theater. Firsthand descriptions from American and Japanese paratroopers. Detailed maps illustrate battles

Silk Chutes and Hard Fighting: U. S. Marine Corps Parachute Units in World War II is a brief narrative of the development, deployment, and eventual demise of Ma

Silk Chutes and Hard Fighting: U. S. Marine Corps Parachute Units in World War II is a brief narrative of the development, deployment, and eventual demise of Ma

This volume is a brief narrative of the development, deployment, & eventual demise of Marine parachute units during World War II. It is published to honor the v