| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 183 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Vitalizing spirit : baseball in morale building and military training -- Your duty, our duty : raising funds for the war and baseball equipment -- The game's the thing : organizing military baseball -- Finest team assembled : exceptional military teams -- Qualified to serve : major league stars' military experiences during World War II -- What might have been : the impact of World War II on the careers of major leaguers -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
Just two months after the magical baseball season of 1941, the United States entered World War II, and baseball, like other American institutions, was called upon to sacrifice and serve in the war effort. Utilizing personal accounts, military documents, and newspaper sources, Playing for Their Nation provides the first in-depth analysis of the development of military baseball during the Second World War |
| Notes |
"Winner of the 2002 Jerry Malloy book prize"--Page ii |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-171) and indexes |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Baseball -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Baseball players -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Baseball -- History.
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Armed Forces -- Sports
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Baseball
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Baseball players
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Baseball
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Militärsport
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Armed Forces -- Sports -- History -- 20th century
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United States
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USA
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0803204051 |
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9780803204058 |
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128042365X |
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9781280423659 |
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9786610423651 |
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6610423652 |
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