"PARAMARINE!" USMC MARINE US WW2 AIRBORNE JUMP SMOCK KNIFE PATCH REFERENCE BOOK

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The US military saw the success of German paratroopers in 1940, and quickly set about creating its own elite airborne units. The US Marine Corps, already an elite force, scoured its ranks for the fittest men to organize into parachute battalions. The "Paramarines" fought on Guadalcanal, and wrested the island of Vella Lavella from the Japanese. The special uniforms and equipment developed for the Paramarines have been of great interest to collectors for decades, leading Chris Mason to write an authoritative reference book on the subject in 2004. This "PARAMARINE!" USMC MARINE US WW2 AIRBORNE JUMP SMOCK KNIFE PATCH REFERENCE BOOK is in near mint, unread condition, with only some light scattered storage wear evident (most pictured). Otherwise, the book is in near mint shape, with no other damage. Most interestingly, it boasts an elegantly illustrated dust jacket over hardcovers, and sports 229 pages full of descriptive text, period pictures, and color photographs of the early sage HBT "step-in" jump smock, the early "frogskin" camo HBT "step-in" jump smocks, "frogskin" camo HBT utility jump jackets and pants, sage HBT jump training coveralls, "roughout" leather jump boots, fixed bale M-1 helmets, Hawley fiber liners, NAF 1092 leather jump helmets, parachutes, "frogskin" camo jungle packs, Depot made khaki map cases, KA-BARs, Camillus Raider stilettos, Western W-31 parachutist knives, folding stock M-1A1 Carbines, ammo pouches, all kinds of US WW2 jump wings, various Australian made, "blooded", and shirt size USMC airborne patches, and much, much more. A beautiful example of a "PARAMARINE!" USMC MARINE US WW2 AIRBORNE JUMP SMOCK KNIFE PATCH REFERENCE BOOK. Now celebrating over 20 years on eBay. Bid with confidence and please view our other great military, aviation, and sporting classics, including a German WW2 MWC LUFTWAFFE PILOT B-UHR AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH in MINT, unworn, new in the box condition, sporting a crisp 60 minute/12 hour (outer/inner) white numbers black dial, and featuring the classic big "onion" crown and sweeping seconds hand with hacking function.
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