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1. The Mosquito Bowl: a game of life and death in World War II

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Author:
Bissinger, Buzz, 1954-
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4 stars
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Book, Large Print
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"When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, college football was at the height of its popularity. As the nation geared up for total war, one branch of the service dominated the aspirations of college football stars: the United States Marine Corps. Which is why, on Christmas Eve of 1944, when the 4th and 29th Marine regiments found themselves in the middle of the Pacific Ocean training for what would be the bloodiest battle of the war - the invasion...

2. All American: two young men, the 2001 Army-Navy game and the war they fought in Iraq

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Author:
Eubanks, Steve, 1962-
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Northeast Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
956.7 EUBAN
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956.7 EUBAN
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In December of 2001, West Point cadet Chad Jenkins and Naval Academy midshipman Brian Stann faced off in the Army-Navy game and would not meet for another decade as they went to war, led soldiers, and witnessed and participated in events they never imagined possible.