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Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments, xi
Foreword by Jim Morris, xvii
Introduction by John C. Skipper, xix
Chapter 1: The Letter, 1
Chapter 2: July 21, 1941, 7
Chapter 3: The Corner of Matthew and Mulberry, 15
Chapter 4: Sunday, July 22, 1940, 23
Chapter 5: Monday, August 6, 1940, 28
Chapter 6: A Day of Infamy, 35
Chapter 7: In the Navy. 45
Chapter 8: Team Navy!, 51
Chapter 9: North Africa, 56
Chapter 10: Casablanca, 63
Chapter 11: War Games, 67
Chapter 12: Rumors, 75
Chapter 13: Reunion, 79
Chapter 14: U-505, 87
Chapter 15: Norfolk, 102
Chapter 16: Camp Ruston, Louisiana, 107
Chapter 17: Playing with the Enemy, 115
Chapter 18: The Berlin Bombers, 120
Chapter 19: We Have Guns!, 123
Chapter 20: Kraut Ball!, 129
Chapter 21: Fighting with the Enemy, 135
Chapter 22: The Final Innings, 145
Chapter 23: The Friendship Game, 153
Chapter 24: The Broken Purple Heart, 169
Chapter 25: Branch Rickey, 173
Chapter 26: Home, Again, 177
Chapter 27: Reality, 185
Chapter 28: Return of a War Hero, 190
Chapter 29: The Letter Arrives, 202
Chapter 30: Dark Night of the Soul, 208
Chapter 31: Resurrection, 216
Chapter 32: Reporting to Greenville, 222
Chapter 33: The Second Shot, 232
Chapter 34: Getting Back the Game, 237
Chapter 35: I Heard You Was a Hitter, 242
Chapter 36: The Perfect Day, 249
Chapter 37: The Day After Perfection, 256
Chapter 38: Frank Boudreau, 262
Chapter 39: Sacrifice Play, 270
Chapter 40: Is That the Story You Expected to Hear?, 280
Chapter 41: Old Friends, 286
Chapter 42: The Death of the Boy Who Loved to Catch, 294
Postscript, 300