Duty, honor, victory America's athletes in World War II
| Main Author: | Bloomfield, Gary L. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Guilford, Conn. :
Lyons Press,
c2003.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Prelude to war in Europe and the Pacific
- 2. Japan's legacy: "a day that will live in infamy"
- 3. Thousands volunteer for some big-time payback
- 4. The war at home
- 5. Lands down under become Pacific staging areas
- 6. Top athletes in every sport join the military
- 7. Confused beyond imagination: the China-Burma-India campaign
- 8. Nazi Wolf Packs terrorize the Atlantic
- 9. GIs get first test in North Africa
- 10. Pursuit in the Pacific
- 11. Slugging it out in the Solomons.