Nine innings for the King : the day wartime London stopped for baseball, July 4, 1918 /

On a sunny Fourth of July during World War I, King George V went out to a ball game. Along with Queen Mary and other royalty, Winston Churchill, dozens of VIPs, thousands of troops and ordinary Londoners, the monarch cheered an extraordinary ""baseball match"" between American so...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leeke, Jim, 1949- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
Temas:
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > England > London.
Baseball > History > 20th century.
Baseball > England > London > History.
Fourth of July > England > London > History.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Angleterre > Londres.
Jour de l'indépendance (États-Unis) > Angleterre > Londres > Histoire.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Baseball.
Fourth of July.
England > London.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:On a sunny Fourth of July during World War I, King George V went out to a ball game. Along with Queen Mary and other royalty, Winston Churchill, dozens of VIPs, thousands of troops and ordinary Londoners, the monarch cheered an extraordinary ""baseball match"" between American soldiers and sailors. This historic event helped solidify the transatlantic alliance that was vital to winning the war. The game itself was a thriller, reported throughout the English-speaking world. The players ranged from kids fresh off the sandlots to a handful of major and minor leaguers and a future Hall of Famer. T.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:1476620172
9781476620176

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