02347oam 2200517 450 991082106670332120231204183932.01-4962-2641-0(CKB)4100000011704763(MiAaPQ)EBC6451555(Au-PeEL)EBL6451555(OCoLC)1229921933(EXLCZ)99410000001170476320210929d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe best team over there the untold story of Grover Cleveland Alexander and the great war /Jim LeekeLincoln, Nebraska :University of Nebraska Press,[2021]©20211 online resource (276 pages) illustrations, maps1-4962-1716-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.Jim Leeke tells the little-known history of Grover Cleveland Alexander and fellow athletes in the 342nd Field Artillery Regiment during the Great War..Pitchers (Baseball)NebraskaBiographyBaseball playersUnited StatesBiographyMedicine, MilitaryUnited StatesHistory20th centurySoldiersWounds and injuriesUnited StatesWarMedical aspectsHistory20th centuryPitchers (Baseball)Baseball playersMedicine, MilitaryHistorySoldiersWounds and injuriesWarMedical aspectsHistory796.357092273Leeke Jim1949-1612703MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821066703321The best team over there3998032UNINA