In the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor; the 1942 Rose Bowl was moved from Pasadena to Durham; North Carolina; out of fear of Japanese attacks on the West Coast. It remains the only Rose Bowl game to ever be played outside of Pasadena. Duke University; led by legendary coach Wallace Wade Sr.; faced off against underdog Oregon State College; with both teams preparing for a grueling fight on the football field while their thoughts wandered to the battlefields they would soon be on. As the players and coaches prepared for the game; America was preparing for war. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met to discuss the Allied strategy in Europe; a discussion that would change the lives of the boys and men on the field in Durham.Finally; on New Year’s Day 1942; under dark gray skies and occasional rain; the two teams clashed on the gridiron in front of a crowd of 56;000; playing one of the most unforgettable games in history. Shortly afterward; many of the players and coaches entered the military and would quickly become brothers on the battlefield. Scattered around the globe; the lives of Rose Bowl participants would intersect in surprising ways; as they served in Iwo Jima and Normandy; Guadalcanal and the Battle of the Bulge. Four players from that Rose Bowl game would lose their lives; while many more were severely wounded. In one powerful encounter on the battlefield; OSC’s Frank Parker saved the life of Duke’s Charles Haynes as he lay dying on a hill in Italy. And one OSC player; Jack Yoshihara; a Japanese-American; never had the chance to play in the game or serve his country; as he was sent to an internment camp in Idaho. In this riveting an emotional tale; Brian Curtis sheds light on a little-known slice of American history and captures in gripping detail an intimate account of the teamwork; grit; and determination that took place on both the football fields and the battlefields of World War II. It was a game created by infamy and a war fought by ordinary boys who did the extraordinary.
Herrmann Oscar 2010-08-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.69 x .11 x 7.44l; .24 #File Name: 117657497352 pagesPirates and Piracy
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good; but dated.By CustomerThis was a very useful lecture on piracy in its day. Although worth a quick read; it as been rendered superfluous by the recent outpouring of works on piracy. There wil be nothing new in this work for anyone reasonably familiar with the subject
