Please note: Although the hardcover features higher quality paper and denser resolution photos, most readers will find the $19.99 paperback to be completely sufficient and feature excellent quality illustrations. The world was at war. But for the first 11 months of 1941, which included an exhilarating baseball season, America was not. Two baseball legends chased immortality. Three bubble gum titans squared off to be the king of cardboard. Illustrated with more than 200 vintage cards and player profiles, Baseball Cards at the Edge of War revisits the games, the products, and the players that made 1941 a legendary season. Relive an exciting baseball season, explore the men behind the three landmark sets issued in 1941, and enjoy profiles of the players illustrated by full-color reproductions of the coveted cards that bore their likeness.