Before They Were the Black Sheep: Marine Fighting Squadron VMF-214 and the Battle for the Solomon Islands

By Carl O. Dunbar and Carl Owen Dunbar

Book Overview

Through a trove of World War II letters written by a pilot in the Solomon Islands campaign, this book offers a glimpse of what life was like for a soldier caught up in the war of his generation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813081327
• ISBN13: 9780813081328
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"