When Baseball Went to War - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1600781268 ISBN 13: 9781600781261

Publisher: Triumph Books, 2008

Synopsis

Combined with never-before-published photographs and other special features, this account tells the compelling and unforgettable story of ballplayers such as Ted Williams, Dom DiMaggio, Jerry Coleman, Bob Feller, Lou Brissie, and Johnny Pesky who answered their nation's call to serve their country.

About this title

About the Author:

Todd Anton is a U.S. history teacher, an author, and a member of the National World War II Museum's board of trustees. He was nominated as Teacher of the Year by the Veterans of Foreign Wars as a result of his and his students' nearly 2,000 interviews with veterans of World War II. Bill Nowlin is the vice president of the Society for American Baseball Research, the founder of Rounder Records, a former political science professor, and the author of more than 20 books about the Red Sox. Curt Schilling is a former pitcher for Major League Baseball. Anton, Nowlin, and Schilling collaborated on an episode of Fox TV's War Stories devoted to World War II and baseball.

About this edition

• Publisher: Triumph Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1600781268
• ISBN 13: 9781600781261
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Anton Todd, Nowlin Bill