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Football! Navy! War! - How Military Lend-lease Players Saved the College Game and Helped Win World War II (Paperback, New) Loot Price: R685
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Football! Navy! War! - How Military Lend-lease Players Saved the College Game and Helped Win World War II (Paperback, New):...

Football! Navy! War! - How Military Lend-lease Players Saved the College Game and Helped Win World War II (Paperback, New)

Wilbur D Jones; Foreword by Beano Cook

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Not coincidentally, the sport of football naturally employs terms usually associated with war, such as "aerial attack," "blitz," and "trench warfare." During World War II, the U. S. military and colleges joined forces, fielding competitive teams to prepare men for combat. The book highlights the Department of the Navy's role in preserving the game and football's impact on national morale and the war effort through their "Lend-Lease" to colleges of officer candidates, including All-America and professional players. It describes wartime college and military football throughout the globe and features a foreword by veteran ESPN college football commentator Beano Cook. It contains 81 photographs and illustrations; listings of college and military teams, records, scores, big games, and statistics; player and team profiles; and a glossary of period football terminology.

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Imprint: McFarland & Company
Country of origin: United States
Release date: July 2009
First published: July 2009
Authors: Wilbur D Jones
Foreword by: Beano Cook
Dimensions: 231 x 163 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 277
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-7864-4219-5
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Naval forces & warfare
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > American football
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
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LSN: 0-7864-4219-0
Barcode: 9780786442195

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