First published 2022
In the midst of World War II, a group of elite college football players are shipped to the Pacific. There, they form a makeshift team, the "Mosquito Bowl," to compete against their fellow soldiers. Facing off against enemy fire and unforgiving conditions, these young men must band together to survive and find their humanity on the battlefield. Buzz Bissinger's "Mosquito Bowl" is a stirring true story of camaraderie, valor, and the power of sports to unite us, even in the darkest of times.
Genres: 20th-century, sports, world-war-ii, biography-memoir, military-history, american-history
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Period: World War II
461 pages · Hardcover · Harper