Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep Squadron / ]Cfrank E. Walton

by Frank E. Walton

Book Overview

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. Once They Were Eagles tells how and why the squadron was formed, provides brief sketches of every member, and creates a vivid...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813115795
• ISBN13: 9780813115795
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 213 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"