The Mosquito Bowl chronicles a remarkable World War II episode in which college football stars who joined the U.S. Marines staged an impromptu game on Guadalcanal before the brutal Okinawa campaign. The narrative follows the players from campus fields to combat, tracking how sport, camaraderie and duty converged in wartime.

Through archival reporting and individual portraits, the book examines morale, leadership and the human cost of war. Fifteen of the 65 players later died at Okinawa, a loss that frames a larger story about sacrifice and the end of an era in American athletics and civilian life.

Highlights

• Narrative nonfiction blending military history and sports biography
• Focus on U.S. Marines, Guadalcanal, and Okinawa
• Archival research, personal stories, and wider cultural context

HarperCollinsPublishing, 2022 · Hardcover · 461 pages · ISBN 9780062879929

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