Jim Mcconnell: 2 books
Bobo Newsom
Baseball's Traveling Man
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2015
For three decades, Louis Norman “Bobo” Newsom (1907–1962) was one of the most well-known pitchers in baseball. Frequently quoted by sportswriters, he appeared in all the popular sports publications as well as on Wheaties boxes and bubblegum cards, and was the undisputed star of the 1940 World...
The Last Mission
The Secret History of World War II's Final Battle
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
A gripping account of the final American bombing mission of World War II and how it prevented a military coup that would have kept Japan in the war.
How close did the Japanese come to not surrendering to Allied forces on August 15, 1945? The Last Mission explores this question through two previously...