When The Men Were Gone

The preseason started with a Jets/Giants game so this based on a true story about a woman who coached in a Texas high school in WWII was well timed. The author was a sportswriter, coach and now educator so the character was appropriate. A town dealing with tragedies, not all involving WWII, was a major subplot. The real coach (I found this via a bit of online research) coached at a college so I guess the finale game is a dramatic creation.

Good book. I read a version with "P.S." material but it focused on the author. We get nearly nothing on the real person, even a photo, though I found more than one online. The author notes she fictionalized some material since various details were lost to history but again there is material. Various background biographical material is said to be based on real life. This might explain why some records are lost but you'd think articles and such ... oh well.