Baa Baa Black Sheep

Baa Baa Black Sheep

by Gregory Boyington

"The True Story of the "Bad Boy" Hero of the Pacific Theatre and His Famous Black Sheep Squadron"

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Baa Baa Black Sheep Book Details

War:

World War II

Perspective:

Fighter Jets

Military Unit:

US Marine Corps

True Story:

Yes

Biography:

Yes

Region:

Asia

Page Count:

363

Published Date:

1977

ISBN13:

9780553263503

Baa Baa Black Sheep Book Description

Here, in his own words, is the true story of America's wildest flying hero, of his extraordinary heroism, and of his greatest battle of all—the fight to survive. The World War II air war in the Pacific needed tough men like Colonel Pappy Boyington and his Black Sheep Squadron. The legendary Marine Corps officer and his bunch of misfits, outcasts, and daredevils gave new definition to “hell-raising”—on the ground and in the skies. Pappy himself was a living legend—he personally shot down twenty-eight Japanese planes, and won the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. He broke every rule in the book doing so, but when he fell into the hands of the vengeful Japanese his real ordeal began.