Banzai Babe Ruth Baseball, Espionage, and Assassination During the 1934 Tour of Japan |
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| Author:
| Fitts, Robert K. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8032-2984-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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In November 1934 as the US and Japan drifted toward war, a team of baseball all-stars that included Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, future secret agent Moe Berg, and Connie Mack barnstormed across the Land of the Rising Sun. A tale of international intrigue, espionage, attempted murder, and, of course, baseball, Banzai Babe Ruth is the first detailed account of the doomed attempt to reconcile the US and Japan through the 1934 All American baseball tour.
In November 1934 as the US and Japan drifted toward war, a team of baseball all-stars that included Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, future secret agent Moe Berg, and Connie Mack barnstormed across the Land of the Rising Sun. A tale of international intrigue, espionage, attempted murder, and, of course, baseball, Banzai Babe Ruth is the first detailed account of the doomed attempt to reconcile the US and Japan through the 1934 All American baseball tour.