POW baseball in World War II
the national pastime behind barbed wire
by Tim Wolter
"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.".
"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.
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