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Boyington, Gregory. Baa, Baa, Black Sheep. New York: Bantam
Books, 1987.
Paperback
ISBN: 0-553-26350-1
350 pages. Originally published
in 1958 (hardcover), previous paperback edition published in 1977 (pictured above
right).
Author's Note to this edition:
"The harrowing times of World War II
may have dimmed in the memories of some but my participation was such that I will
never forget it."
"During World War II, I was known as the 'bad
boy hero' of the Marine Corps.' But I never regretted earning that distinction because
those were times that demanded 'bad boys'--men willing to assert their individuality,
to take risks, bend rules.
"Baa, Baa Black Sheep is an
account of a time for which many feel great nostalgia. But for me, it goes far beyond
that. For me they will always be days of deep personal memory."
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Walton, Frank E. Once They Were Eagles: The Men of the Black Sheep
Squadron.
Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 1986.
Softcover
ISBN:
0-8131-875-6
213 pages, many photos
This book focuses on eighty-four exciting days in the life of Marine Fighter Squadron
(VMF) 214. It tells the
story of the fifty-one men and their extraordinary leader,
Maj. Greg "Pappy" Boyington, as they battled--and
defeated--the Japanese
in the skies above the Solomon Islands
Author Frank Walton served as intelligence
officer with the original Black Sheep Squadron and went on to a
distinguished
twenty-seven year career in the Marine Corps. Shortly after his retirement from his
civilian job, he was approached by some surviving squadron members who were anxious
to hold a reunion. An often-challenging two-year
search resulted in 17 Black
Sheep members finally reuniting in Hawaii. A second reunion was staged in 1980 when
they
were invited to attend the induction of a Corsair into the Smithsonian. It was there
that Walton decided that their
story deserved to be told. He desperately wanted
to refute the image that had been created in the 1970s TV series, "Black
Sheep
Squadron".
During the series 2-year run, Bamtam Books published 2 novels. These were partially based on the episode of the same name.
Jahn, Mike. Devil in the Slot. New York: Bamtam Books, 1978.
Paperback
154
pages
ISBN: 0-553-11938-9
Adapted from the episodes "Devil in the
Slot" and "The Fastest Gun". Written by Stephen J. Cannell and Philip
DeGuere.
Jahn, Michael. The Hawk Flies on Sunday. New York: Bamtam Books, 1980.
Paperback
182 pages
ISBN: 0-553-13645-3
Adapted from the episodes
"The Hawk Flies on Sunday" (written by Frank Abatemarco), "Divine
Wind" (written by Donald Bellisario) and "Hotshot" (written by Donald
Bellisario)
Did you know that Pappy Boyington wrote a novel? Self-published in 1960, Tonya
takes place during the attack on Pearl Harbour. It tells the story of the nymphomaniac
wife of an American flyer who trades her sexual favours for information about the
"Empress Plot"
Library of Congress #: 60-13592.
