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The All Americans
On November 29, 1941, Army played Navy in front of 100,000 fans. Eight days later, the Japanese attacked and the young men who battled each other in that historic game were forced to fight a very different enemy. Author Lars Anderson follows four players--two from Annapolis and two from West Point--in this epic true story.
Bill Busik. Growing up in Pasadena, California, Bus...more
Bill Busik. Growing up in Pasadena, California, Bus...more
Paperback, 272 pages
Published
November 1st 2005
by St. Martin's Griffin
(first published November 8th 2004)
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This is a fantastic book. It tracks several Army and Navy football players from the much-hyped 1941 game (which occurred just days before the Pearl Harbor attack) through World War II. The central theme is that the lessons learned on the football field helped them survive some incredible ordeals in combat--for those of us currently living in an age when military metaphors in sports border on the absurd, this is the real deal and not just another cliche. But what truly makes the book a great read...more
Excellent book depicting life before WWII.
great book! it makes me proud to be an american.
Just ok. I loved the concept of the Army/Navy football tradition and how that year their game was played 8 days before Pearl Harbor where they went from extreme competitors to brothers in war. Story was fractured and retold and hard to follow at times. Lots of great insight into the "Greatest Generation."
Jan 20, 2013
Michael Miller
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Oct 21, 2012
Justin
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