PDF The Cloudbuster Nine The Untold Story of Ted Williams and the Baseball Team That Helped Win World War II Anne R Keene Claudia Williams Books

Product details Hardcover 380 pages Publisher Sports Publishing (May 1, 2018) Language English ISBN-10 1683582071

The Cloudbuster Nine The Untold Story of Ted Williams and the Baseball Team That Helped Win World War II Anne R Keene Claudia Williams Books Reviews

• Anne Keene's THE CLOUDBUSTER NINE is a fascinating and engaging story. Keene tells the tale of the naval aviation training program that took place in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (and four other sites) during World War II. On one level, the book provides a powerful and revealing look at some of the men of the Greatest Generation as they prepared to fight for America's freedom--men like George H. W. Bush and John Glenn. But the book is also a delightful and impressively researched story about some of the major league baseball players--Ted Williams and Johnny Pesky, for example--who trained as pilots and played ball for a team called the Cloudbuster Nine, a squad that played several exhibitions against other major leaguers (Babe Ruth appears in the book as another individual who contributed to the war effort in his own way). Finally, the book is a touching and emotional memoir that relates the experiences of Keene's father, the team's bat boy and later an aspiring minor league pitcher. The book is filled with memorable anecdotes and photographs. I would recommend it to any reader who enjoys World War II history or little-known facts about some of America's great heroes.
• I thoroughly enjoyed the Cloudbuster Nine. Amazingly researched, Anne Keene's book reads like a novel even though it presents a real life history of an important time in our country. The story goes way beyond Ted Williams and the Chapel Hill fighter pilot baseball team, giving the context of the events from a worldwide historical perspective. Touching personal stories are interspersed throughout the book, which not only draw the reader forward but make it one of the most heartwarming tributes I've read. A must read for baseball lovers, history buffs, and anyone who wants to be transported back to a time of real heroes.
• This is a great book! Anne is a terrific writer, hopefully there will be more to come from her. You don’t have to be a sports’ fan to enjoy this book. It is filled with tons of details on pilot training at UNC during WW2. Anne’s terrific account of her Dad’s baseball career and his love of the game is so interesting, heartwarming and at times sad. There are stories about Ted Williams, Johnny Pesky, The Babe and so many other stars. I loved “Cloudbuster 9”!
• A fun read. Anne Keene tells a story that not many Americans know about. Military and baseball historical buffs will find this work informative and interesting. As a middle aged student of history and baseball in particular" The Cloudbuster Nine" more than satisfies on several levels. This is a work that blends history and a personal family relationship. Major Leaguers like Ted Williams , Johnny Pesky and Johnny Sain are bought to life in different roles than on the diamond. An extensively researched book. All in all a very touching story. It is no doubt that these pilots represented the " Greatest Generation" in a supreme way. But, everyone on the home front pitched in. It is essential that the younger generations of our nation are exposed to the history of this era.
• Although I purchased this book to add to those I already own about my childhood idol, I found that it covers a much broader topic in addition to its portraits of Ted, Pesky, and the other players on this team of Naval pilot cadets. Basically, the author is searching for an answer to why her father, who was the team's bat boy,became an embittered and emotionally withdrawn adult despite his lifelong love for baseball. Her discovery of his dusty trunk filled with forgotten photographs became the basis for her research. There are only 45 men alive who played in the major leagues and also served in WWII. She was able to interview a number of these individuals, now in their nineties, and her book will be enjoyed by anyone who treasures baseball history and the history of an America which is rapidly vanishing.
• What a well researched, wonderful story. Every American should read and appreciate what the greatest generation sacrificed for us. This book is inspiring.
• This book reads so easily and appeals to a wide audience - especially women and mothers of players who appreciate the game of baseball and the example set by those WWII players who paused their careers to serve in the war. A read for several generations.
• I thoroughly enjoyed "The Cloudbuster Nine" by Anne Raugh Keene, cover to cover. Ms. Keene transported me back in history, revealing the little known story of some of baseball's greats during World War II. The author also wove her latter-day personal story and search, which gripped at my heart. I highly recommend "The Cloudbuster Nine".