Download or read book Silk Chutes and Hard Fighting written by Jon T. Hoffman and published by . This book was released on 1999-10-01 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.