The Boys Who Were Left Behind by John Heidenry and Brett Topel
“[An] entertaining tale. . . . The book is filled with fascinating wartime detail, a good deal of bathos, and the mighty presence of Stan Musial.” —Katherine A. Powers, The Boston Globe (4/2/06)
“John Heidenry and Brett Topel sketch a brilliant portrait of the 1944 World Series in The Boys Who Were Left Behind. . . . The aspect of this book that will stay with readers is its evocation of baseball-during-wartime.”—David Shribman, The Wall Street Journal (4/1/06)
“Heidenry and Topel do a remarkable job of mining original sources to write a suspenseful account of the six-day series. Readers interested in baseball and American history will appreciate how the authors place the contest in the larger context of WWII.”—Publishers Weekly Annex (2/2/06)
"Another solid hitter from this press’s strong baseball lineup. It sparkles as a great anecdotal story, with plenty of historical insight, about crosstown rivals who faced each other during World War II, when many baseball stars were in the armed forces. The book’s appeal extends beyond the regional."—Library Journal Baseball Roundup
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