The Catcher Was a Spy
Archival Summary & Scope
THE CATCHER WAS A SPY by Nicholas Dawidoff. This national bestseller, now a major motion picture starring Paul Rudd, uncovers the extraordinary true story of Moe Berg: a Princeton and Sorbonne-educated polyglot, major league baseball catcher, and World War II OSS spy whose baseball card hangs at CIA headquarters. Dawidoff deftly explores Berg's complex life, unveiling the enigmatic man behind his carefully constructed public and secret personas. "Relentlessly entertaining." —*The New York Times Book Review*.Archival Categorization Notes
This literature has been indexed under the primary pillar of World War II. It was manually vetted for the Read For Truth database because it provides educational insights into Espionage & Codebreaking, assisting researchers in locating established secondary research within this specific taxonomy.