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Author:
Bissinger, Buzz, 1954- author.
Title:
The Mosquito Bowl : a game of life and death in World War II / Buzz Bissinger.
Edition:
Unabridged.
Publisher:
HarperCollins,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
9 audio discs (11 hr.) ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 computer disc (PDF ; 4 3/4 in.)
Subject:
United States.--Marine Regiment, 4th.--Marine Regiment, 4th.
United States.--Marine Regiment, 29th.--Marine Regiment, 29th.
World War, 1939-1945--Solomon Islands--History.
Football players--United States--Biography.
Football--History--20th century.
Audiobooks.
Biographies.
Other Authors:
Newbern, George, 1964- narrator.
Notes:
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook. Read by George Newbern.
Summary:
College football's popularity in 1944 meant Marine regiments in the Pacific included a score of future NFL picks. Trash-talking over which regiment contained the best team lead to a historic game: The Mosquito Bowl.
ISBN:
9798200971718
9798200971701
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1341313466
Locations:
GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)
UGPF911 -- Indianola Public Library (Indianola)
DMPC403 -- Montgomery Memorial Library (Jewell)

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