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Leeke Jim <1949-> |
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The best team over there : the untold story of Grover Cleveland Alexander and the great war / / Jim Leeke |
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Lincoln, Nebraska : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2021] |
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©2021 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (276 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Pitchers (Baseball) - Nebraska |
Baseball players - United States |
Medicine, Military - United States - History - 20th century |
Soldiers - Wounds and injuries - United States |
War - Medical aspects - History - 20th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Prologue -- 1. Alexander the Great -- 2. Laddies from Missouri -- 3. Gridiron -- 4. Chicago -- 5. Fast Nine -- 6. Through a Door -- 7. Camp Funston -- 8. Camp Mills -- 9. Justicia -- 10. Camp de Souge -- 11. Pauillac -- 12. St. Mihiel -- 13. Euvezin -- 14. Armistice -- 15. The March -- 16. Occupied Germany -- 17. Safe at Home -- 18. Postwar -- 19. The Long, Long Trail -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Jim Leeke tells the little-known history of Grover Cleveland Alexander and fellow athletes in the 342nd Field Artillery Regiment during the Great War.. |
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