When War Played Through: Golf During World War II |
 enlarge | Author: John Strege
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Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 922277
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 1592401546
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.352097309044
EAN: 9781592401543
ASIN: 1592401546
Publication Date: October 20, 2005
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Bestselling author John Strege pays tribute to the golfers who rallied for an Allied victory during World War II and shows how the Greatest Generation kept golf alive, despite equipment shortages, bombings, and even captivity. World War II transformed the American home front and golf was no exception. The world famous Masters course at Augusta National became a farm to ease food shortages, rubber rationing created a black market for new golf balls, and the U.S. Open was cancelled. Ben Hogan and Sam Snead were drafted, and Bobby Jones enlisted. When War Played Through brings to life little known aspects of an endlessly fascinating period in golf's history, including the story of how POW's in Germany constructed in camp golf courses and English golfers who devised rules for playing around bomb craters and shrapnel during the Blitz.
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Customer Reviews:
 An excellent read September 27, 2008
A fascinating and well-written story about the golf industry and how it managed through WWII. Easy reading and highly recommended.
 Great little book for light reading May 9, 2008
A great little book for light reading that will appeal most to the golfer but will also have appeal to the non golfer.
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