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Fields of Battle: Pearl Harbor, the Rose Bowl, and the Boys Who Went to War Audiobook, by Brian Curtis Play Audiobook Sample

Fields of Battle: Pearl Harbor, the Rose Bowl, and the Boys Who Went to War Audiobook

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Read By: Roger Wayne Publisher: Tantor Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 5.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.25 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: June 2017 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781541475762

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

19

Longest Chapter Length:

43:16 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

04:43 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

27:01 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

2

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Publisher Description

In the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the 1942 Rose Bowl was moved from Pasadena to Durham, North Carolina, out of fear of Japanese attacks on the West Coast. It remains the only Rose Bowl game to ever be played outside of Pasadena. Duke University, led by legendary coach Wallace Wade Sr., faced off against underdog Oregon State College, with both teams preparing for a grueling fight on the football field while their thoughts wandered to the battlefields they would soon be on.

As the players and coaches prepared for the game, America was preparing for war. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met to discuss the Allied strategy in Europe, a discussion that would change the lives of the boys and men on the field in Durham. Finally, on New Year’s Day 1942, under dark gray skies and occasional rain, the two teams clashed on the gridiron in front of a crowd of 56,000, playing one of the most unforgettable games in history. Shortly afterward, many of the players and coaches entered the military and would quickly become brothers on the battlefield. Scattered around the globe, the lives of Rose Bowl participants would intersect in surprising ways as they served in Iwo Jima and Normandy, Guadalcanal, and the Battle of the Bulge.

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“A fine sports book with a stirring extra dimension.”

— Kirkus Reviews

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  • A fine sports book with a stirring extra dimension.

    — Kirkus

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About Brian Curtis

Brian Curtis is a New York Times bestselling author who has contributed to Sports Illustrated. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including The Legacy Letters: Messages of Life and Hope from 9/11 Family Members and Go Long!: My Journey Beyond the Game and Fame (with Jerry Rice).

About Roger Wayne

Roger Wayne served in the Air Force as a radio and television broadcast journalist in South Korea and won several awards before obtaining a BA degree in communications and journalism. He is an actor living in New York, narrating audiobooks, working on independent film projects, performing off Broadway, and auditioning for major network shows.