War Football : World War I and the Birth of the NFL label_new Jon Meaghan paints an intimate

Jon Meaghan paints an intimate and surprising portrait of an intensely private man who led the nation through tumultuous times

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The work of securing it is never finished

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This unique official book tells the stories behind the scenes

War Football : World War I and the Birth of the NFL label_new Jon Meaghan paints an intimateWar Football reveals for the first time how World War I gave birth to the NFL. It tells the story of the army, navy, and marine teams that saved American football during the war, and shows how war football alumni, including star George Halas, broke down barriers to professionalism and helped launch the NFL shortly after the war ended. During World War I, American army camps, navy stations and marine barracks formed football's first true all star