Joe DiMaggio . . . Ted Williams . . . Joe Louis . . . Billy Conn . . . Whirlaway
Against the backdrop of a war that threatened to consume the w... read full description
Against the backdrop of a war that threatened to consume the w... read full description
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Aug 14, 2011
Sandi
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A very well done mix of sports and history. I especially enjoyed the horse racing parts and found the boxing sections illuminating since I knew nothing of the Louis/Conn fight. I also appreciated the explanation of the peace time draft and how it affected both stars and regular citizens alike.
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Aug 08, 2011
Entertaining and insightful melding of sports and world history during a tumultuous time in America.
Aug 26, 2008
Jeff
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I'm mostly a bandwagon sports fan and I'm not one of those guys who can recite statistics at the drop of the hat. But the book weaves some of the greatest sports stories of the 20th Century with a great history of the growing cloud of World War II. I learned as much about Joe Louis, Joe Dimagio and Ted Williams as I did about Churchill, Roosevelt and Charle's Lindberg. The book plays out like a great Ken Burns documentary. Fantastic.
Dec 16, 2007
Debbie
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excellent book about sports in 1941, and the attack on Pearl Harbor. Great antecdotes about legendary sports figures (Williams, DiMaggio) and equines (Whirlaway). Easy to read - and recommended!
Jan 31, 2008
Bill
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Excellent book about the three big sports in 1941 (boxing, baseball, and horse racing). Really interesting to see how much sports have changed since then - but also how many things are the same.
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