Instant New York times bestseller, buzz bissinger's, Friday night, lights is an American classic. With the mosquito bowl, he is back with a true story even more colorful and profound. This book too is destined to become a classic. I devoured it. John Grisham an extraordinary, untold story of the second world war in the vein of unbroken and the boys in the boat, from the author of Friday night lights and three nights in august. When the Japanese attacked pearl harbor, college football was at the height of its popularity. As the nation geared up for total war, one branch of the service dominated the aspirations of college football stars the United States marine corps. Which is why, on Christmas eve of 1944, when the 4th and 29th marine regiments found themselves in the middle of the pacific ocean training for what would be the bloodiest battle of the war the invasion of Okinawa, their ranks included one of the greatest pools of football talent ever assembled former all Americans, captains from Wisconsin and brown and Notre dame, and nearly twenty men who were either drafted or would ultimately play in the when the trash-talking between the 4th and 29th over who had the better football team reached a fever pitch, it was decided the two regiments would play.