The Black Sheep
by Bruce Gamble
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Author: Bruce GambleEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-09-30
ISBN: 0891418253
Number of pages: 544
Publisher: Presidio Press
Book Reviews of The Black Sheep
Book Review: The Truth at Last About "Baa Baa Black Sheep"...
Summary: 5 Stars
...or, at least a more believeable story.
"Baa Baa Black Sheep" (the name changed to "Black Sheep Squadron" after the first season) was my absolute, no-question-about-it favorite TV show when I was a child. I loved everything about it... the opening theme, the Universal Newsreels, the planes, the action and the drama in the air and on the ground.
But from the day the show was abruptly canceled in 1978, I slowly began to realize that virtually everything about the show was 100%, no-question-about-it fake. And when the series was released on DVD, I picked up a copy, just to watch as entertainment... but the show is just so cheesy now. Nothing about it is appealing anymore.
I just finished "The Black Sheep" and I really enjoyed this book. I've learned a lot over the years about fighter operations but the book shed light on new things. It's well researched and Gamble did a great job on covering all three stages of Marine Squadron VMF-214. I've said before with all of the classic TV show remakes, it would be great to see somebody redo "Black Sheep Squadron" the telling the real story. I don't know if that will ever happen, but this book has been a great education.
Summary of The Black Sheep
With their renowned squadron leader Greg ?Pappy? Boyington, Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 214 was one of the best-known and most colorful combat units of World War II. The popular television series Baa Baa Black Sheep added to their legend?while obscuring the truly remarkable combat record of the Black Sheep and Boyington. A retired naval flight officer and former historian for the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation, Bruce Gamble provides a highly readable account that serves to both correct and extend the record of this premier fighting force.
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