Blossoming silk against the Rising Sun
Subtitle: U.S. and Japanese paratroopers at war in the Pacific in World War II
By: Gene Eric Salecker.
Series: Stackpole military history series
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Mechanicsburg, PA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780811706575
Subjects: United States. -- Army -- Parachute troops -- History -- World War, 1939-1945; Japan. -- Rikugun -- Parachute troops -- History -- World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Japanese
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Yokosuka 1st Special Naval Landing Force; title: Dash forward; title: Japan needs oil; title: P1 Airfield; title: The capture of Palembang; title: Dutch West Timor; title: Development of the parachute; title: The U.S. paratrooper; title: Equipping the American paratrooper; title: Operation Cartwheel; title: Nadzab; title: Baptism of fire; title: Birth of a division : death of a program; title: New Guinea interlude; title: Noemfoor; title: Leyte firefight; title: The calm before the storm; title: Caught napping; title: Buri Airfield; title: By air and by sea; title: Tagaytay Ridge; title: The Rock; title: Rock Force Assault; title: Seizing the Rock; title: Los Baños; title: The raid; title: The last jump; title: The Pacific combat parachute drops; title: Notes.