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Fields of battle : Pearl Harbor, the Rose Bowl, and the boys who went to war / Brian Curtis.

Title
  1. Fields of battle : Pearl Harbor, the Rose Bowl, and the boys who went to war / Brian Curtis.
Published by
  1. New York : Flatiron Books, 2016.
  2. ©2016
Author
  1. Curtis, Brian, 1971-

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Description
  1. x, 308 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
  1. "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"--
Subject
  1. Rose Bowl (Football game) (1942 : Durham, N.C.)
  2. Rose Bowl (Football game) > History > 20th century
  3. Pearl Harbor, Attack on (Hawaii : 1941)
  4. Rose Bowl (Football game)
  5. World War (1939-1945)
  6. 1939-1945
  7. World War, 1939-1945 > United States > Biography
  8. World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns
  9. Soldiers > United States > Biography
  10. Football players > United States > Biography
  11. College athletes > United States > Biography
  12. Football coaches > United States > Biography
  13. Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 > Influence
  14. HISTORY > World War II
  15. SPORTS & RECREATION > Football
  16. College athletes
  17. Football coaches
  18. Football players
  19. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  20. Military campaigns
  21. Soldiers
  22. Twentieth century
  23. Hawaii
  24. United States
Genre/Form
  1. Biographies
  2. History
Contents
  1. Part I: The men. The making of a coach ; A new kingdom ; Country boys -- Part II: The winds of war. A warning ; A team of destiny ; Infamy ; The Beaver Express -- Part III: A game like no other. A rose is still a rose ; A new opponent ; Shikata ga nai -- Part IV: War. The first ; Campus at war ; An ordinary hero ; Cup of coffee ; Uncommon valor -- Part V: Home. The new normal ; The last days.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-294) and index.
Processing action (note)
  1. committed to retain