TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fitts,Robert K.
TI  - Banzai Babe Ruth: Baseball, Espionage, & Assassination During the 1934 Tour of Japan 
SN  - 0803240244
AV  - GV863.A1 F58 2012eb
U1  - 796.357 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Lincoln
PB  - University of Nebraska Press
KW  - Ruth, Babe,
KW  - Baseball
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Japan
KW  - Sports and state
KW  - Civilization
KW  - American influences
KW  - Sports
KW  - Politique gouvernementale
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - Civilisation
KW  - Influence américaine
KW  - SPORTS & RECREATION
KW  - Essays & Writings
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Statistics
KW  - fast
KW  - Diplomatic relations
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - Relations extérieures
KW  - 20e siècle
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - gtlm
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Recurring Japanese Characters; Prologue; Part 1 "When I say I'll do something, I bet my life on it."; Appendix 3. Tour Game Line Scores; Part 2 "Babe Ruth ... is a great deal more effective Ambassador than I could ever be."; Part 3 "The Japanese are equal to the Americansin strength of spirit."; Part 4 "There will be no war between the United States and Japan."; Part 5 "To hell with Babe Ruth!"; Appendix 1. The All American Touring Party; Appendix 2. Tour Batting and Pitching Statistics; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index
N2  - In November 1934 as the United States and Japan drifted toward war, a team of American League all-stars that included Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, future secret agent Moe Berg, and Connie Mack barnstormed across the Land of the Rising Sun. Hundreds of thousands of fans, many waving Japanese and American flags, welcomed the team with shouts of "Banzai!Banzai, Babe Ruth!" The all-stars stayed for a month, playing 18 games, spawning professional baseball in Japan, and spreading goodwill. Politicians on both sides of the Pacific hoped that the amity generated by the tour-and the two nations
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