Ballplayers in the Great War Newspaper Accounts of Major Leaguers in World War I Military Service |
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| Compiled by:
| Leeke, Jim |
| Editor:
| Mitchem, Gary
Durr, Mark |
| Series title: | The Mcfarland Historical Baseball Library |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4766-0364-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2013 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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This volume presents carefully selected, and annotated, articles about major-leaguers serving at home and overseas in the U.S. armed forces during World War I. Some continued to play ball in the military. Others fought the Germans in the trenches, in the air and at sea. Several lost their lives in combat or to disease. A few became heroes. From future Hall of Famers to journeymen and unknowns, each did his duty.
This volume presents carefully selected, and annotated, articles about major-leaguers serving at home and overseas in the U.S. armed forces during World War I. Some continued to play ball in the military. Others fought the Germans in the trenches, in the air and at sea. Several lost their lives in combat or to disease. A few became heroes. From future Hall of Famers to journeymen and unknowns, each did his duty.