Undefeated from basketball to battle : West Point's perfect season 1944 / Jim Noles.
| Author/creator | Noles, James L. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Havertown, PA ; Oxford : Casemate Publishers, 2018. |
| Description | xvii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part 1. Basketball. A coach and his sport -- Ed Christl -- The Garnet, the Red Raiders, and the Redmen -- Bob Faas -- Jack Hennessey -- Panthers, statesmen, Quakers, and Wildcats -- Army versus Navy -- Graduation and invasion -- Part 2. Battle. Trailblazers -- The Battle-Axe -- Task force Herren -- A cold north wind -- Objective yoke -- Philadelphia -- Across the Saar -- The Battle-Axe strikes -- The road to Eferding -- Those G--D----West Pointers -- The Fighting Furies. |
| Abstract | "In 1943, the West Point basketball team, the Cadets, had only managed a 5-10 record, and for the 1944 season coach Ed Kelleher's hopes in reversing Army's fortunes rested on his five starters. They consisted of three seniors - team captain "Big Ed" Christl, John "Three Star" Hennessey, and class president Bobby Faas - and two juniors, Dale Hall and Doug Kenna. At the academy, Kelleher molded his cadets into a new kind of team, and, as the new season opened in January of 1944, Kelleher's strategy paid handsome dividends. By the end of January, West Point was 6-0; by the end of February, the team boasted a 13-0 record. Of course, during those weeks, it only took a glance at the newspaper headlines to be reminded that there were far bigger contests than intercollegiate basketball afoot in the winter of 1944"--Bk.jkt. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [191]-205) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018277905 |
| ISBN | 9781612005119 (Hardback Edition) |
| ISBN | 161200511X (Hardback Edition) |
| ISBN | (Digital Edition) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |