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American Sports and the Great War
- College, Military and Professional Athletics, 1916-1919
Engelsk
Bogcover for American Sports and the Great War af Peter C. Stewart, 9781476681054
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
243
ISBN-13:
9781476681054
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1476681058
Udg. Dato:
12 mar 2021
Størrelse i cm:
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,2
Oplagsdato:
12 mar 2021
Forfatter(e):

American Sports and the Great War

- College, Military and Professional Athletics, 1916-1919
Engelsk
Paperback 2021
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Drawing on newspaper accounts, college yearbooks and the recollections of veterans, this book examines the impact of World War I on sports in the U.S. As young men entered the military in large numbers, many colleges initially considered suspending athletics but soon turned to the idea of using sports to build morale and physical readiness. Recruits, mostly in their twenties, ended up playing more baseball and football than they would have in peacetime. Though most college athletes volunteered for military duty, others replaced them so that the reduction of competition was not severe. Pugilism gained participants as several million men learned how to box.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
243
ISBN-13:
9781476681054
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1476681058
Udg. Dato:
12 mar 2021
Størrelse i cm:
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,2
Oplagsdato:
12 mar 2021
Forfatter(e):
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