Fields of Battle: Pearl Harbor, the Rose Bowl, and the Boys Who Went to War

Grey Ghost said A Great Book!. No need to write a narrative of the book, just read the previous, well done, review by "Book Reporter."This one of the best sports books I have ever read, but it is much more than a sports book, It is a sports/history book unlike any other I have read. The writer does a fantastic job of detailing the events leading . Excellent piece of American History This book has special meaning to me as a graduate of Oregon State University (MS 1990). It is well done and a great mixture of sports history combined with American History. Tying in coaches and players into the game of football and the game of life. The author does a nice job of taking players and coaches off the f. An historical oddity Erling39 As a native of Oregon, I have long known about the Transplanted Rose Bowl, and in fact knew or met a few of the players or their family members. I had not known the story of the Japanese-American who was denied the opportunity to play in that game because he was sent to an internment camp right away.

As the players and coaches prepared for the game, America was preparing for war. Shortly afterward, many of the players and coaches entered the military and would quickly become brothers on the battlefield. Duke University, led by legendary coach Wallace Wade Sr., faced off against underdog Oregon State College, with both teams preparing for a grueling fight on the football field while their thoughts wandered to the battlefields they would soon be on. It remains the only Rose Bowl game to ever be played outside of Pasadena. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met to discuss the Allied strategy in Europe, a discussion that would change the lives of the boys and men on the field in Durham. Scattered around the globe, the lives of Rose Bowl participants would intersect in surprising ways as they served in Iwo Jima and Normandy, Guadalcanal, and the Battle of the Bulge.. Finally, on New Year's Day 1942, under dark gray skies and occasional rain, the two teams clashed on the gridiron in front of a crowd of 56,000, playing one of the most unforgettable games in history. In the wake of the