World War II transformed the American home front, and golf was no exception. The world-famous Masters course at Augusta National became a farm to ease food shor

Evaluates the impact of World War II on professional golf, citing such aspects as drafted players, the use of the Augusta National Masters course as a farm, the

Between the First and Second World Wars, the U.S. Navy used the experience it had gained in battle to prepare for future wars through simulated conflicts, or wa

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD • AN AMERICAN BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A monumental history that has been hailed by The New York Times as “o

Daniel Johnson--journalist, scholar, and chess enthusiast--is the perfect guide to one of history's most remarkable periods, when chess matches were front-page