When war played through
Subtitle: golf during World War II
By: John Strege.
Publisher: Gotham Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
Subjects: Golf and war -- United States -- History; World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- United States; United States -- Social life and customs -- 1918-1945
Table of contents: title: Golf on a day of infamy : the Pearl Harbor attack; title: It's your duty to play more golf : the game's first response; title: War comes to Augusta : the 1942 Masters and PGA Championship; title: A medal for Hogan : the Hale America Open; title: The grass is not greener : the clubs and the war; title: Autumn leaves and a Spalding dot : shortages hit golf; title: Hunkering down : an elite sport comes under attack; title: Eisenhower and Jones : warriors; title: A call to serve : the pros go to war; title: Good enough to play with Snead and Nelson : Burke and Bourisseau; title: Stalag golf : POWs play through; title: D-Day : golf and Operation Overlord; title: Soldiering on, hole by hole : golf keeps up the fight; title: A game's resilience : golf rebounds; title: Ben who? and Lord Byron : the greatest streak in golf history; title: The greatest boom of all time : golf moves from the war zones to home; title: Worthy champions: the Masters resumes.