Catcher Was a Spy, The: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781299172739 (1299172733)
Publish date: January 1st 2011
Publisher: Vintage Books
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
War,
Military,
Politics,
American History,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
World War II,
Sports And Games,
Sports,
Baseball
The blurb says the book is sympathetic, but the last chapter makes Moe Berg sound like a bum. It's not clear if Mr. Dawidoff thinks that ball players otherwise do important work in society. As a (life) concept, spying on vacation from professional sports is brilliant. To the extent that the story of...
Was he a US spy? A very interesting bio.