Silk Chutes and Hard Fighting U.S. Marine Corps Parachute Units in World War II

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 veterans of these special units & for the information of those interested in Marine parachutists & the events in which they participated. Chapters: the jump into parachuting; rendezvous at Gavutu; Tasimboko; Edson's Ridge; recuperation & reevaluation; Choiseul; Bougainville; & the closing shock. Illustrated with black-&-white photographs & maps.Hoffman, Jon T. is the author of 'Silk Chutes and Hard Fighting U.S. Marine Corps Parachute Units in World War II' with ISBN 9780756718497 and ISBN 075671849X.