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POW baseball in World War II : the national pastime behind barbed wire / by Tim Wolter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wolter, Tim, 1957-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Canada. Canadian Armed Forces.
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Baseball--History--20th century.
- Baseball.
- Sports.
- History.
- United States--Armed Forces--Sports.
- United States.
- Armed Forces.
- Canada--Armed Forces--Sports.
- Canada.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 228 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2002]
- Summary:
- This chronicle of Scheider's life begins with his childhood and then traces his development from a community theater actor to a world-renowned movie star. It covers his most recent activities, including work in the Golden Globe-winning RKO 281.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Time on the Bench 1
- 1. Kriegies 9
- 2. Stalag Luft I 16
- 3. Stalag Luft III 24
- 4. Stalag Luft VI and Stalag Luft IV 37
- 5. Stalag IIIB 43
- 6. Oflag 64 58
- 7. Stalag Bush Leagues 65
- 8. Bad Nauheim Internment 76
- 9. Stealing Home: Baseball and Escape 81
- 10. Mickey Grasso 85
- 11. Augie Donatelli 91
- 12. Phil Marchildon 95
- 13. Bert Shepard 101
- 14. O Canada 106
- 15. Under the Rising Sun 116
- 16. The Philippines, Part I: Life in the Camps 123
- 17. The Philippines, Part II: The Work Details 131
- 18. The Philippines, Part III: Civilian Internments 140
- 19. Shanghai 155
- 20. Mukden 160
- 21. In the Boondocks 166
- 22. Shantung Compound 179
- 23. Japan 184
- 24. Axis Prisoners of War 191
- 25. The Prisoners of Tashkent 207.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-226) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0786411864
- OCLC:
- 48066145
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