Baa Baa Black Sheep Baa Baa Black Sheep

Baa Baa Black Sheep

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

    • 4.4 • 95 Ratings
    • $7.99
    • $7.99

Publisher 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.

GENRE
History
RELEASED
1977
January 1
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
368
Pages
PUBLISHER
Random House Publishing Group
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
10.8
MB

Customer Reviews

hoosiertrp215 ,

Great read

Great perspective about the air war in the pacific.

Raptor! ,

A True Patriot

Pappy is possibly the most influential fighter pilot in American history. His accomplishments are riveting. His fastidious account includes the good, the bad, and the ugly. He elucidates with circumlocution his air battles, insights, pains, struggles, and accomplishments. The stories and adventures herein trump any "blockbuster" Marvel has released. Baa Baa Black Sheep gets five stars for its price, wealth of excitement, knowledge, and passion.

grnknight ,

Excellent book

I enjoyed reading about pappy and his exploits but what touched me the most was how he felt towards his captors. We need to take heed in his wisdom and his being a true soldier in a time of war.

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