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...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "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 players, to fill out the ranks. The Gas and Flame Men is the first full account of Major League ballplayers who served in the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I. Four players, two club executives, and a manager served in the small and hastily formed branch, six of them as gas officers. Remarkably, five of the seven--Christy Mathewson, Branch Rickey, Ty Cobb, George Sisler, and Eppa "Jeptha" Rixey--are now enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York. The son of a sixth Hall of Famer, player and manager Ned Hanlon, was a young officer killed in action in France with the First Gas Regiment. Prominent chemical soldiers also included veteran Major League catcher and future manager George "Gabby" Street and Boston Braves president and former Harvard football coach Percy D. Haughton. The Gas and Flame Men explores how these famous baseball men, along with an eclectic mix of polo players, collegiate baseball and football stars, professors, architects, and prominent social figures all came together in the Chemical Warfare Service. Jim Leeke examines their service and its long-term effects on their physical and mental health--and on Major League Baseball and the world of sports. The Gas and Flame Men also addresses historical inaccuracies and misperceptions surrounding Christy Mathewson's early death from tuberculosis in 1925, long attributed to wartime gas exposure."--Amazon.com The Gas and Flame Men tells how chemical warfare changed the course of World War I, war in general, and the game of baseball -- with famous players stepping away from the game to serve and fight in France |
| Beschreibung: | xi, 223 Seiten, 20 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen, Porträts 24 cm |
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Contents List of Illustrations xi 1. Nashville 1 2. Gabby 5 3· Frightfulness 14 4· Winter ЗО 5· Good Scout 45 6. CWS 54 7- France 63 8. Summer 73 9· Final Innings 89 io. Shipping Out 101 11. Autumn 112 12. Choignes 122 4- Homecomings 130 14· Saranac Lake 146 15. Cooperstown 159 Acknowledgments 167 List of Abbreviations 169 Notes 171 Bibliography 199 Index 207 |
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| spelling | Leeke, Jim 1949- Verfasser (DE-588)139915087 aut The gas and flame men baseball and the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I Jim Leeke Baseball and the Chemical Warfare Service during WWI. [Sterling, VA] Potomac Books [2024] © 2024 xi, 223 Seiten, 20 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen, Porträts 24 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier List of Illustrations -- Nashville -- Gabby -- Frightfulness -- Winter -- Good Scout -- CWS -- France -- Summer -- Final Innings -- Shipping Out -- Autumn -- Choignes -- Homecomings -- Saranac Lake -- Cooperstown -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index "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 players, to fill out the ranks. The Gas and Flame Men is the first full account of Major League ballplayers who served in the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I. Four players, two club executives, and a manager served in the small and hastily formed branch, six of them as gas officers. Remarkably, five of the seven--Christy Mathewson, Branch Rickey, Ty Cobb, George Sisler, and Eppa "Jeptha" Rixey--are now enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York. The son of a sixth Hall of Famer, player and manager Ned Hanlon, was a young officer killed in action in France with the First Gas Regiment. Prominent chemical soldiers also included veteran Major League catcher and future manager George "Gabby" Street and Boston Braves president and former Harvard football coach Percy D. Haughton. The Gas and Flame Men explores how these famous baseball men, along with an eclectic mix of polo players, collegiate baseball and football stars, professors, architects, and prominent social figures all came together in the Chemical Warfare Service. Jim Leeke examines their service and its long-term effects on their physical and mental health--and on Major League Baseball and the world of sports. The Gas and Flame Men also addresses historical inaccuracies and misperceptions surrounding Christy Mathewson's early death from tuberculosis in 1925, long attributed to wartime gas exposure."--Amazon.com The Gas and Flame Men tells how chemical warfare changed the course of World War I, war in general, and the game of baseball -- with famous players stepping away from the game to serve and fight in France USA Chemical Warfare Service (DE-588)5011825-0 gnd rswk-swf Erster Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079163-4 gnd rswk-swf Baseballspieler (DE-588)4739208-3 gnd rswk-swf Cobb, Ty / 1886-1961 Sisler, George / 1893-1973 Rixey, Eppa / Jr. / 1891-1963 Mathewson, Christy / 1880-1925 Street, Gabby / 1882-1951 United States / Army / Gas Regiment, 1st / Biography United States / Army / Engineer Regiment, 30th (Gas and Flame) / Biography United States / Army / Chemical Warfare Service / History World War, 1914-1918 / Chemical warfare Baseball / United States / History / 20th century Baseball / History Baseball players / United States / History / Biography Baseball players as soldiers / United States / 20th century Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 / Guerre chimique Joueurs de base-ball / États-Unis / Histoire / Biographies USA Chemical Warfare Service (DE-588)5011825-0 b Baseballspieler (DE-588)4739208-3 s Erster Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079163-4 s DE-604 Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, EPUB Leeke, Jim, 1949- Gas and flame men [Lincoln] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2024] 978-1-64012-611-4 Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, PDF Leeke, Jim, 1949- Gas and flame men [Lincoln] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2024] 978-1-64012-612-1 Digitalisierung BSB München - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=034970323&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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