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Moe Berg: Baseball’s Secret Agent

May 2, 2010 by  |  1 Comment

Moe Berg: Baseball's Secret Agent

In late October 1934, the Empress of Japan set sail from Vancouver heading for Yokohama, Japan. Among the passengers were an All-Star party of Major League baseball players, who—despite strained US-Japan relations—were on a mission to spread the joys of America’s national game. The star of the team was Babe Ruth, but it was a back-up [...]

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Tackling Hitler – the book

April 1, 2010 by  |  2 Comments

Tackling Hitler - the book

TACKLING HITLER, a new book of stories about sportsmen and sportswomen who faced the Nazis, is due to be published in 2012. The book, written by Matthew Horner, will tell inspiring and remarkable tales of courage, espionage, and rebellion, and incredible stories of appeasement, collaboration and murder.

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