Playing with the Enemy: A Baseball Prodigy, World War II, and the Long Journey Home (Paperback)

from amcgoogan

I loved this book! It is a great book if you are a war buff and baseball fan. It tells the tale of a young man who is a gifted athlete, who is drafted into the major league, then joins the Navy as part of the Navy baseball team, so as not to be drafted into the Army to fight on the war front. He ...

from IaTraveller

Great book. Loved the optimism in such times of adversity.

from amcgoogan

I loved this book! It is a great book if you are a war buff and baseball fan. It tells the tale of a young man who is a gifted athlete, who is drafted into the major league, then joins the Navy as part of the Navy baseball team, so as not to be drafted into the Army to fight on the war front. He ...

from jenforbus

Playing With the Enemy is a true story about Gary Moore's father, Warren Eugene "Gene" Moore. Gene was a boy from small-town Illinois who had an amazing talent for baseball. He was an incredible catcher, could hit the ball out of the park, and he was a born leader. As one of the youngest on his b...

from GaylDasherSmith

Author is a phenomenal man we spent a day with at my school. This is such a great mix of sports, family and war. Terrific message about what's important in life.