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- catalog abstract ""Just two months after the magical baseball season of 1941, the United States entered World War II, and baseball, like other American institutions, was called upon to sacrifice and serve in the war effort. Utilizing personal accounts, military documents, and newspaper sources, Playing for Their Nation provides the first in-depth analysis of the development of military baseball during the Second World War." "Steven R. Bullock describes how virtually every significant American military installation around the world boasted formal baseball teams and leagues designed to soothe the anxieties of combatants and prepare them physically for battle. Officials also sponsored hundreds of exhibition contests involving military and civilian teams and tours by major league stars to entertain servicemen and elevate their spirits."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Project Muse UPCC books net".
- catalog contributor b13183273.
- catalog coverage "United States Armed Forces Sports History 20th century.".
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""Just two months after the magical baseball season of 1941, the United States entered World War II, and baseball, like other American institutions, was called upon to sacrifice and serve in the war effort. Utilizing personal accounts, military documents, and newspaper sources, Playing for Their Nation provides the first in-depth analysis of the development of military baseball during the Second World War."".
- catalog description ""Steven R. Bullock describes how virtually every significant American military installation around the world boasted formal baseball teams and leagues designed to soothe the anxieties of combatants and prepare them physically for battle. Officials also sponsored hundreds of exhibition contests involving military and civilian teams and tours by major league stars to entertain servicemen and elevate their spirits."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-171) and indexes.".
- catalog description "Vitalizing spirit : baseball in morale building and military training -- Your duty, our duty : raising funds for the war and baseball equipment -- The game's the thing : organizing military baseball -- Finest team assembled : exceptional military teams -- Qualified to serve : major league stars' military experiences during World War II -- What might have been : the impact of World War II on the careers of major leaguers -- Conclusion.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 183 p., [4] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Playing for their nation.".
- catalog identifier "0803213379 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Playing for their nation.".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press,".
- catalog relation "Playing for their nation.".
- catalog spatial "United States Armed Forces Sports History 20th century.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "796.357/0973/09044 22".
- catalog subject "Baseball United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Baseball players United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "GV863.A1 B84 2004".
- catalog subject "United States Armed Forces Sports History 20th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Vitalizing spirit : baseball in morale building and military training -- Your duty, our duty : raising funds for the war and baseball equipment -- The game's the thing : organizing military baseball -- Finest team assembled : exceptional military teams -- Qualified to serve : major league stars' military experiences during World War II -- What might have been : the impact of World War II on the careers of major leaguers -- Conclusion.".
- catalog title "Playing for their nation : baseball and the American military during World War II / Steven R. Bullock.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".