About the Book

On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, plunging the United States into World War II. On December 8, 1941, Bob Feller, star pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, enlisted in the U.S. Navy, the first major league ballplayer to do so, and volunteered immediately for combat service. The story of major league baseball players who served in World War II has been told before, but never as dramatically, and never as comprehensively as in When Baseball Went to War. And it has never been told using the incredible resources and full cooperation of both the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. When Baseball Went to War tells the compelling and unforgettable story of ballplayers such as Ted Williams, Dom DiMaggio, Jerry Coleman, Bob Feller, Lou Brissie, Johnny Pesky, and and many others, combined with never-before-published photographs, and other special features. Written pieces from Curt Schilling, Todd Anton, Gary Bedingfield, Linda McCarthy, Nick Mueller, Kerry Yo Nakagawa, Bill Nowlin, and Bill Swank round out this tribute to the Greatest Generation who gave up baseball to serve in World War II.

Product Details

Media: Hardcover Book, 244 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Triumph Books (IL) (Oct. 31st, 2008)

ISBN-10: 1600781268

ISBN-13: 9781600781261

Dimensions: 8.40 x 9.20 x 1.00 inches

Shipping Weight: 2.25 lbs

• Categories: World War II History Baseball History