Before They Were the Black Sheep: Marine Fighting Squadron VMF-214 and the Battle for the Solomon Islands - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Carl O. Dunbar, Peter M. Dunbar (Editor)Publish date:10/9/2011Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of FloridaISBN-13:9780813037257ISBN-10:813037255UPC:9780813037257Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, MilitaryBook Topic:World War II, Aviation & Space, NavalSize:9.10 x 6.20 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SC7AKF4Z6B
Before They Were the Black Sheep: Marine Fighting Squadron VMF-214 and the Battle for the Solomon Islands
World War II letters of a New Englander's journey from civilian to elite fighter squadron pilot
Before the Marine Fighting Squadron VMF-214 became known as the Black Sheep squadron led by "Pappy" Boyington, this air group was already flying missions from Guadalcanal. Commissioned in 1942, the squadron was originally known as "The Swashbucklers."
Lt. Carl Dunbar, Jr. was one of the squadron's...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of FloridaISBN-13:9780813037257ISBN-10:813037255UPC:9780813037257Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, MilitaryBook Topic:World War II, Aviation & Space, NavalSize:9.10 x 6.20 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SC7AKF4Z6B
Peter M. Dunbar is a lawyer and special counsel in the Tallahassee office of Jones Walker and has served as an adjunct professor of law at Florida State University.
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