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

Abstract

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 Marine parachute units during World War II . It is published to honor the veterans of these special units and for the information of those interested in Marine parachutists and the events in which they participated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA631462

Entities

People

  • Jon T. Hoffman

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Artillery
  • Birds
  • Boats
  • Machine Guns
  • Marine Corps
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • Tactical Training
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Two Dimensional
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerial Delivery - Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.