Fields of Battle
Pearl Harbor, the Rose Bowl, and the Boys Who Went to War
Published on 3. October 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
338 pages
978-1-250-05959-8 (ISBN)
Description
Shortly after this unforgettable game, many of the players and coaches entered the military and went on to serve around the world on 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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Illustrations
Two 8 page black and white photographs
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
459 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-250-05959-8 (9781250059598)
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BRIAN CURTIS is a New York Times bestselling author who has contributed to Sports Illustrated. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including Living Out Loud by Craig Sager, with Craig Sager II; The Legacy Letters: Messages of Life and Hope from 9/11 Family Members; and Go Long!: My Journey Beyond the Game and the Fame (with Jerry Rice). Curtis was nominated for two local Emmys for his work as a reporter for Fox Sports Net and served as a national reporter for CBS College Sports.
Content
Prologue
Part I: The Men
1. The Making of a Coach
2. A New Kingdom
3. Country Boys
Part II: The Winds of War
4. A Warning
5. A Team of Destiny
6. Infamy
7. The Beaver Express
Part III: A Game Like No Other
8. A Rose Is Still a Rose
9. A New opponent
10. Shikata Ga Nai
Part IV: War
11. The First
12. Campus at War
13. An Ordinary Hero
14. Cup of Coffee
15. Uncommon Valor
Part V: Home
16. The New Normal
17. The Last Days
Epilogue
Postgame Biographies
Acknowledgments
Notes
Resources
Index