1900-1968

"Maxwell Knight was perhaps the greatest spymaster in history, rumored to be the real-life inspiration for the James Bond character "M." He did more than anyone in his era to combat the rising threat of fascism in Britain during World War II, in spite of his own history inside this movement. He was also truly eccentric--a thrice-married jazz aficionado who kept a menagerie of exotic pets--and almost totally unqualified for espionage"--Jacket flap.

Presents a biography of Kenichi Zenimura, who became one of the United States' earliest Japanese-American baseball players. Discusses how Zenimura and his family were affected by the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II and traces his modern legacy.

Looks at Japanese American baseball player Kenichi Zenimura's time spent in the internment camps during World War II and his creation of a baseball field there.