The Catcher Was a Spy

The Catcher Was a Spy

Author: Nicholas Dawidoff

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2011-11-02

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 0307807096

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER Now a major motion picture starring Paul Rudd “A delightful book that recounts one of the strangest episodes in the history of espionage. . . . . Relentlessly entertaining.”—The New York Times Book Review Moe Berg is the only major-league baseball player whose baseball card is on display at the headquarters of the CIA. For Berg was much more than a third-string catcher who played on several major league teams between 1923 and 1939. Educated at Princeton and the Sorbonne, he as reputed to speak a dozen languages (although it was also said he couldn't hit in any of them) and went on to become an OSS spy in Europe during World War II. As Nicholas Dawidoff follows Berg from his claustrophobic childhood through his glamorous (though equivocal) careers in sports and espionage and into the long, nomadic years during which he lived on the hospitality of such scattered acquaintances as Joe DiMaggio and Albert Einstein, he succeeds not only in establishing where Berg went, but who he was beneath his layers of carefully constructed cover. As engrossing as a novel by John le Carré, The Catcher Was a Spy is a triumphant work of historical and psychological detection.


Moe Berg

Moe Berg

Author: Jeri Cipriano

Publisher: Red Chair Press

Published: 2018-08-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1634405919

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Some people call him the smartest baseball player of all time. Moe Berg could speak twelve languages—and make up signs on the baseball diamond. How did this major league catcher go on to become an American spy in World War II?


Moe Berg

Moe Berg

Author: Louis Kaufman

Publisher:

Published: 1996-09-01

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780848813871

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The Spy Who Played Baseball

The Spy Who Played Baseball

Author: Carrie Jones

Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing ™

Published: 2018-03-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 154151713X

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Moe Berg is not a typical baseball player. He's Jewish—very unusual for the major leagues in the 1930s—has a law degree, speaks several languages, and loves traveling the world. He also happens to be a spy for the U.S. government. When World War II begins, Moe trades his baseball career for a life of danger and secrecy. Using his unusual range of skills, he sneaks into enemy territory to gather crucial information that could help defeat the Nazis. But he also has plenty of secrets of his own. . .


The Bastard Brigade

The Bastard Brigade

Author: Sam Kean

Publisher: Little, Brown

Published: 2019-07-09

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 0316381667

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From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes the gripping, untold story of a renegade group of scientists and spies determined to keep Adolf Hitler from obtaining the ultimate prize: a nuclear bomb. Scientists have always kept secrets. But rarely have the secrets been as vital as they were during World War II. In the middle of building an atomic bomb, the leaders of the Manhattan Project were alarmed to learn that Nazi Germany was far outpacing the Allies in nuclear weapons research. Hitler, with just a few pounds of uranium, would have the capability to reverse the entire D-Day operation and conquer Europe. So they assembled a rough and motley crew of geniuses -- dubbed the Alsos Mission -- and sent them careening into Axis territory to spy on, sabotage, and even assassinate members of Nazi Germany's feared Uranium Club. The details of the mission rival the finest spy thriller, but what makes this story sing is the incredible cast of characters -- both heroes and rogues alike -- including: Moe Bergm, the major league catcher who abandoned the game for a career as a multilingual international spy; the strangest fellow to ever play professional baseball. Werner Heisenberg, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist credited as the discoverer of quantum mechanics; a key contributor to the Nazi's atomic bomb project and the primary target of the Alsos mission. Colonel Boris Pash, a high school science teacher and veteran of the Russian Revolution who fled the Soviet Union with a deep disdain for Communists and who later led the Alsos mission. Joe Kennedy Jr., the charismatic, thrill-seeking older brother of JFK whose need for adventure led him to volunteer for the most dangerous missions the Navy had to offer. Samuel Goudsmit, a washed-up physics prodigy who spent his life hunting Nazi scientists -- and his parents, who had been swept into a concentration camp -- across the globe. Irène and Frederic Joliot-Curie, a physics Nobel-Prize winning power couple who used their unassuming status as scientists to become active members of the resistance. Thrust into the dark world of international espionage, these scientists and soldiers played a vital and largely untold role in turning back one of the darkest tides in human history.


Baseball

Baseball

Author: Nicholas Dawidoff

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 744

ISBN-13:

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Includes stories, memoirs, poems, news reports, and insider accounts about all aspects of baseball from its pastoral nineteenth-century beginnings to now.


The Comic Book Story of Baseball

The Comic Book Story of Baseball

Author: Alex Irvine

Publisher: Ten Speed Graphic

Published: 2018-05-08

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 0399578951

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A graphic novel-style history of baseball, providing an illustrated look at the major games, players, and rule changes that shaped the sport. This graphic novel steps up to the plate and covers all the bases in illustrating the origin of America's national pastime, presenting a complete look at the beginnings (both real and legendary), developments, triumphs, and tragedies of baseball. It also breaks down the cultural impact and significance of the sport both in America and overseas (including Japan, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic), from the early days of America to the flying W outside Wrigley Field in 2016. Featuring members of Baseball's Hall of Fame and modern day stand-outs—including Cy Young, Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, the 1930s New York Yankees, the 2004 Boston Red Sox, the 2016 Chicago Cubs, and more—The Comic Book Story of Baseball spotlights the players, teams, games, and moments that built the sport's legacy and ensured its popularity.


Aaron Judge

Aaron Judge

Author: Jon M. Fishman

Publisher: Lerner Publications ™

Published: 2018-08-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1541537629

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Aaron Judge broke a thirty-year-old MLB record and won the home run derby—as a rookie. And he shows no signs of slowing down. Sports fans will love this high-action book about one of baseball's newest stars.


American Jews and America's Game

American Jews and America's Game

Author: Larry Ruttman

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2013-04-01

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 0803264755

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Discusses the history of Jewish participation in America's pastime, including players, team owners, and sportswriters.


Banzai Babe Ruth

Banzai Babe Ruth

Author: Robert K. Fitts

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2012-03-01

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 0803240244

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Presents a detailed account of the attempt to reconcile the United States and Japan through the 1934 All American baseball tour which included Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, future secret agent Moe Berg, and Connie Mack.