Book HackThe Mosquito BowlBy Buzz Bissinger
In a Nutshell
The Mosquito Bowl covers the events that led to two regiments of the U.S. Marine Corps being laden with football superstars during World War II, the historic game they played, and the atrocities that followed.
Favorite Quote
For roughly two hours the Mosquito Bowl wasn't simply a reminder of what life had once been like for the players but freedom and abandon … The beauty of sports, the ultimate power of it to carry you away, had never been stronger.
Buzz Bissinger
Introduction
On Christmas Eve 1944, the 4th and 29th regiments of the U.S. Marine Corps fought a football battle like no other, coined the Mosquito Bowl. Within months, nearly a quarter of the players would be dead.
Buzz Bissinger is a journalist, author, and recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting. His bestsellers include the modern classic Friday Night Lights.
In The Mosquito Bowl, Bissinger uncovers the quirks of fate that led a staggering number of football superstars to the same two regiments in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.
The Mosquito Bowl would be the last light-hearted moment the regiments would enjoy before the brutal Battle of Okinawa, which claimed many of their lives.
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