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008 011029s2002 ncua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2001055835
020 $a0786411864 (softcover : alk. paper)
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100 1 $aWolter, Tim,$d1957-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001093107
245 10 $aPOW baseball in World War II :$bthe national pastime behind barbed wire /$cby Tim Wolter.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$c2002.
263 $a0201
300 $avi, 228 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 1 $a"Nearly 130,000 American soldiers and 19,000 American civilians were captured by the enemy during the Second World War. The conditions under which they were held varied enormously but baseball, in various forms, was a common activity among these prisoners of war. Not just Americans, but Canadians, British, Australians and New Zealanders took the field, as well as the Japanese and even a few Germans.".
520 8 $a"This is the story of POW baseball, complete with guard versus prisoner ball games, radio parts hidden in baseballs, and future major leaguers. Examining the various prison camps individually, the book describes the types of prisoners held and the degree to which baseball was played at each."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xPrisoners and prisons.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148472
650 0 $aBaseball$xHistory$y20th century.
651 0 $aUnited States$xArmed Forces$xSports.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139894
651 0 $aCanada$xArmed Forces$xSports.
852 00 $boff,glx$hD805.A2$iW65 2002