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The Black Sheep Spiral-Bound | 2000-02-22

Bruce Gamble

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With their renowned squadron leader Greg "Pappy" Boyington, Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 214 was one of the best-known and most colorful combat units of World War II. The popular television series Baa Baa Black Sheep added to their legend--while obscuring the truly remarkable combat record of the Black Sheep and Boyington. A retired naval flight officer and former historian for the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation, Bruce Gamble provides a highly readable account that serves to both correct and extend the record of this premier fighting force.
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 496 pages
ISBN-10: 0891417117
Item Weight: 1.1 lbs
Dimensions: 5.6 x 1.1 x 8.4 inches
"Behind the legend of the 'bad boy' squadron is the true story of the people, places, and events that made the outfit what it was."
-World War II Magazine

"A sensitive revision of a controversial legend, this book stands out as one of the best extant squadron histories and as a significant contribution to the literature of air power."
-Publishers Weekly

"Breathes new facts and new life into the Black Sheep, with not only a comprehensive account of the Marines' most famous squadron, but a detailed evaluation of a legendary subject."
-BARRETT TILLMAN
Author of On Yankee Station
Bruce Gamble is the also the author of Black Sheep One: The Life of Gregory "Pappy" Boyington. A retired naval flight officer, Gamble lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina.