Description: " Marine Corps Fighter Squadron 214 was hastily organized in the field during World War II to meet the urgent need for another combat squadron in the South Pacific. The squadron, self-named the "Black Sheep," went on under the leadership of the swashbuckling "Pappy" Boyington to become the most famous in Marine Corps history. Now comes the true story of the Black Sheep Squadron and the men who wrote its record in the Pacific skies. Once They Were Eagles tells how and why the squadron was formed, provides brief sketches of every member, and creates a vivid picture of the exciting but deadly aerial sorties over the South Pacific. Frank E. Walton located the thirty-four survivors of the fifty-one original Black Sheep. In a unique series of interviews, former "Eagles" share their recollections of those days of high adventure and their experiences in the years to follow.
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EAN: 9780813108759
UPC: 9780813108759
ISBN: 9780813108759
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Book Title: Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep
Item Length: 22.9 cm
Item Weight: 0.29 kg
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky
Publication Year: 1996
Subject: Engineering & Technology, Government
Item Height: 229 mm
Number of Pages: 232 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Once They Were Eagles: the Men of the Black Sheep Squadron
Type: Textbook
Author: Frank Walton
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Paperback
