From Playing Field to Battlefield: Great Athletes Who Served in World War II - Rilegato

Newell, Rob

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ISBN 10: 1591146208 ISBN 13: 9781591146209

Casa editrice: Naval Inst Pr, 2006

Riassunto

Some fifty professional and college athletes who served in the military during World War II are celebrated in this collection of essays. Many are famous, such as baseball players Ted Williams, Jerry Coleman and Bob Feller. Others will be recognisable to only a few readers. While the men's notoriety and accomplishments are as diverse as their personalities, they have one thing in common-their experiences in the military profoundly influenced the course of their lives. Not all of the soldiers made it home. Baseball's Charles Brewer and football's Jack Lummus and Nile Kinnick made the supreme sacrifice, leaving family, friends and fans wondering what might have been. Those lucky enough to survive came home with new perspectives of the world and of themselves. The war years were a unique time in the history of American sports. It was a time when athletes understood that something much more important than the outcome of a game was at stake and joined their fellow Americans to play their part in the war effort. It was a time when service to their country mattered most. In today's world of multi-million dollar contacts and drug scandals involving athletes driven by selfishness and greed, stories like the ones included in this book will put sports in the proper perspective. Author Rob Newell, a captain in the US Navy and a longtime sports fan, interviewed most of the athletes featured in the book and his enthusiasm for making their stories public is contagious. Rob Newell is a career naval officer who has served in a wide range of public affairs positions over the past twenty-one years. A graduate of Auburn University, he holds graduate degrees from American University and the National War College. He and his family live in Springfield, Virginia.

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Rob Newell is a career naval officer who has served in a wide range of public affairs positions over the past twenty-one years. A graduate of Auburn University, he holds graduate degrees from American University and the National War College. He and his family live in Springfield, Virginia.

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• Editore: Naval Inst Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1591146208
• ISBN 13: 9781591146209
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 165