No Greater Love: Life Stories from the Men Who Saved Baseball

by Anton, Todd

• ISBN13: 9781579401443
• ISBN10: 1579401449
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-07-01
• Publisher: Rounder Records Group

Summary

In no professional sport have more men sacrificed for their country than baseball. In No Greater Love, many baseball veterans tell their stories - more than just the facts of what they did, but, more importantly, how they felt about their service and how their war experiences changed them as players and as men. Simultaneously, Anton pursues his own personal mission to honor his late father, a World War II/Korean War combat veteran.

Author Biography

Todd Anton, a public school history teacher in Phelan, California

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xiii
Saving Private Ryan-Son, You Want to Know How the F-It Was?	p. 1
Dreams or Excuses-Tom Hanks the Teacher	p. 3
June 6, D-Day 2002-A Part of Me Died Today	p. 20
Dodger Stadium-Okay Dad, One Last Game	p. 28
Lt. Bert Shepard US Army Air Force-38th Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, Eighth Air Force; Washington Senators 1945	p. 44
Sergeant Ernie Harwell USMC-Hall of Fame Broadcaster, Always a Marine	p. 75
The Marine Colonel "Just Call Me Jerry"-Jerry Coleman NY Yankees and Hall of Fame Broadcaster	p. 87
Navy Chief Bob Feller, Cleveland Indians-Now I Know Why Hitters Feared Him	p. 116
Sergeant Max West, United States Army Air Force, Boston Braves-The Throwback	p. 134
Ensign Johnny Pesky, US Navy-Mr. Red Sox	p. 151
Dom DiMaggio, Boston Red Sox, USN-"I Want to Be in the Navy"	p. 167
Sergeant Ken Coleman-US Army-China, Burma, India; Hall of Fame Broadcaster	p. 174
Del Crandall, Boston/Milwaukee Braves, Sergeant US Army-Almost Like Home	p. 186
My Blue Heaven-Dodgers All-Vin Scully USN, Don Newcombe US Army, Tommy Lasorda US Army	p. 204
Mickey Hatcher, 1988 World Series Hero, Los Angeles Dodgers-I Am My Father's Dream	p. 219
Pfc. Dutch Schultz, 82nd Airborne-War's Cost; My Chance with the Phillies	p. 224
Mission Accomplished-"The mission of this Allied force was fulfilled at 0241 local time May 7, 1945"-General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander	p. 238
Bibliography	p. 247
Index	p. 249
Photo Credits	p. 253
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