The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II

[lowfrog]

Read this book by Buzz Bissinger recently. Really good and, while it is about college football and WWII in the Pacific, it's about much more than that. If you haven't read it yet, suggest giving it a try, especially if you like college football history.

 

[HornyWartyToad]

Read this book by Buzz Bissinger recently. Really good and, while it is about college football and WWII in the Pacific, it's about much more than that. If you haven't read it yet, suggest giving it a try, especially if you like college football history.

Great writer, will read for sure

 

[Jet Set Frog]

A guy named Buzz wrote a book called the Mosquito Bowl......awesome.

 

[watchfrog]

Just finished this while waiting for football to start. I found this a fascinating way to look at the war in the Pacific. He mentioned a TCU player who played in that game, Mendle Earl "Big John Bond". He was an All SWC back who was drafted in 1944 by the Boston Yanks. I was able to find a picture of him and that he had later been a teacher & coach in Shamrock TX.

Mendle Earl “John” Bond (1920-2009) - Find a...

SHAMROCK - John Bond, 88, died Sunday, May 3, 2009. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church of Shamrock with the Rev. Randy Land of Brownfield and the Rev. Mike Martin, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Shamrock Cemetery by Wright Funeral Directors. John Bond was born...

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