Blossoming Silk Against the Rising Sun

By Gene Eric Salecker

Complete account of airborne operations in the Pacific theaterFirsthand descriptions from American and Japanese paratroopersDetailed 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811706575
• ISBN13: 9780811706575
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.9"