The Gas and Flame Men: Baseball and the Chemical Warfare Service During World War I - Hardcover
by Jim Leeke
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Potomac BooksISBN-13:9781640126053ISBN-10:1640126058UPC:9781640126053Book Category:History, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, Military, BaseballBook Topic:World War I, Biological & Chemical Warfare, HistorySize:9.13 x 5.98 x 1.18 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCDM86J2Y7
The Gas and Flame Men: Baseball and the Chemical Warfare Service During World War I
When the United States officially entered World War I in 1917, it was woefully underprepared for chemical warfare, in which the British, French, and Germans had been engaged since 1915. In response, the U.S. Army created an entirely new branch: the Chemical Warfare Service. The army turned to trained chemists and engineers to lead the charge--and called on an array of others, including baseball...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Potomac BooksISBN-13:9781640126053ISBN-10:1640126058UPC:9781640126053Book Category:History, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, Military, BaseballBook Topic:World War I, Biological & Chemical Warfare, HistorySize:9.13 x 5.98 x 1.18 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCDM86J2Y7
Jim Leeke is a former news journalist, a retired copywriter and creative director, and a U.S. Navy veteran. He is the author of several books, including The Turtle and the Dreamboat (Potomac Books, 2022), The Best Team Over There: The Untold Story of Grover Cleveland Alexander and the Great War (Nebraska, 2021), and From the Dugouts to the Trenches: Baseball during the Great War (Nebraska, 2017).
Publisher: Potomac Books
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