Fields of battle
Subtitle: Pearl Harbor, the Rose Bowl, and the boys who went to war
By: Brian Curtis
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9781250059581
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Rose Bowl (Football game) (1942 : Durham, N.C.); College athletes; Influence; Football coaches; Campaigns; World War, 1939-1945; Soldiers; Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941; Football players; Rose Bowl (Football game); Biography; History
Description: "In the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the 1942 Rose Bowl was moved from Pasadena to Duke University out of fear of further Japanese attacks on the West Coast. Shortly after this unforgettable game, many of the players and coaches left their respective colleges, entered the military, and went on to serve around the world in famous battlegrounds, from Iwo Jima and Okinawa to Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge, where fate and destiny would bring them back together on faraway battlefields, fighting on the same team. Fields of Battle is a powerful story that sheds light on a little-known slice of American history where World War II and football intersect. Author Brian Curtis captures in gripping detail an intimate account of the teamwork, grit, and determination that took place on both the football and battle fields"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-294) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I: The men. The making of a coach ; A new kingdom ; Country boys; title: Part II: The winds of war. A warning ; A team of destiny ; Infamy ; The Beaver Express; title: Part III: A game like no other. A rose is still a rose ; A new opponent ; Shikata ga nai; title: Part IV: War. The first ; Campus at war ; An ordinary hero ; Cup of coffee ; Uncommon valor; title: Part V: Home. The new normal ; The last days.