The Catcher was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780679415664 (0679415661)
Publish date: June 28th 1994
Publisher: Pantheon
Pages no: 453
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.