{"product_id":"playing-with-the-enemy-a-baseball-prodigy-a-world-at-war-and-a-field-of-broken-dreams","title":"Gary W. Moore: Playing with the Enemy [2006] hardback","description":"Born in a tiny, one-horse town in Ilinois, Gene Moore quickly discovered he had one remarkable gift: an ability to play baseball like a Major League  hitter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore long, Moore was being selected alongside men twice his age to play on the town team. Word spread halfway across the United States about a country boy who could hit the ball a country mile. The Brooklyn Dodgers wanted to take a look at this 15-year-old farm kid, barely old enough to shave. Without a doubt, Moore was set for baseball stardom, but the attack on Pearl Harbor changed everything. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by true events, Playing with the Enemy is a riveting story of a depression-era youth and his brush with destiny. Instead of experiencing the glory of the Major Leagues, war sent Gene's life careening off into an unexpected and unwanted direction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a lifetime of experiences jammed into a handful of years, a woman he didn't know picked him up from a barroom floor, dusted him off, and helped him stand up and be the man he once was. From Sesser, Illinois, to the capture of German submarine U-505, to playing baseball with the enemy, this is a unique and exciting story that will capture the heart of any baseball fan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003eGary W. Moore is the president and managing partner of Covenant Air \u0026amp; Water, LLC, a motivational speaker, and an accomplished musician. Gene Moore was his father. Gary lives in Bourbonnais, Illinois.  JimMorris was a pitcher who made it into the Tampa Bay Devil Rayas as a 35-year-old pitcher and was the subject of the film The Rookie.","brand":"Moore, Gary W. \u0026 Morris, Jim","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":49987238723923,"sku":"XV81932714241","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/moore-gary-w-morris-jim-playing-with-the-enemy-a-baseball-prodigy-a-world-at-war-and-a-field-of-broken-dreams-xv81932714241-60516736336211.jpg?v=1735018691","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/playing-with-the-enemy-a-baseball-prodigy-a-world-at-war-and-a-field-of-broken-dreams","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}