The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg
Format: kindle
ASIN: B009I6LW72
Publish date: November 2nd 2011
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 480
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.