Jeff Obermeyer

Baseball and the Bottom Line in World War II

Gunning for Profits on the Home Front

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

How did the business of professional baseball fare during World War II? The sport, like many nonessential industries, struggled to find its place in society during a time of war. The men who ran the game faced government interference and manpower shortages that threatened to shut down their businesses for the duration, and they had to balance the need to show a patriotic front to the public while at the same time protecting their investments. Archival and primary sources provide insight into the perceptions of the major league owners and an understanding of how most of them were able to keep their businesses profitable while the nation fought an enormous two-front war.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 396g
• ISBN-13: 9780786470433
• ISBN-10: 0786470437
• Artikelnr.: 36398533

Autorenporträt

SABR member Jeff Obermeyer's baseball history research appears in Nine, Baseball Research Journal, and National Pastime. He lives in Kirkland, Washington.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Foreword by Michael S. Neiberg Preface Introduction 1.
Baseball's Relationship with the Military and Society Before World War II 2.
Baseball at the Outbreak of World War II 3.
Baseball and the War Effort 4.
The Professional Game on the Field 5.
Baseball in the Military 6.
The Business of Baseball 7.
The Players Come Marching Home 8.
The Boom-Baseball Following World War II Conclusion Chapter Notes Bibliography Index