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The Devil in the Diamond

Gregory Cioffi

Two soldiers. One American. One Japanese.


One thing in common - baseball!


World War II is coming to a violent close.


As the Battle of Okinawa rages on, American soldiers seize Shuri Castle and find a single survivor: Yuujin Miyano. The U.S. private put in charge of watching this prisoner is Eugene Durante. Although enemies, the two men find they have a common multi-generational bond: baseball. Their grandfathers bore witness to, and helped shape, the extraordinary birth of the game.

When the fighting ends, the two men return to their homes to face a postwar world neither expected.


Then both receive unexpected messages that will change their lives forever. Once more, the veterans will face off in a final dramatic clash.


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Book Details

  • Publisher: Bruce Scivally
  • Publish Date: Sep 1st, 2023
  • Pages: 436
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.00in - 5.25in - 0.97in - 1.09lb
  • EAN: 9781960415066
  • Categories: SportsHistorical - 20th Century - World War II & Holocaust

About the Author

Cioffi, Gregory: - "Gregory Cioffi (SAG-AFTRA, AEA) is an actor, director, and writer. His works have been published in various literary magazines; many of which have been archived in numerous libraries including Yale University's Beinecke Collection (Rare Books and Manuscript Library). His poem Confined But Commemorating, written about Memorial Day during the pandemic, won third place in the Nassau County Poet Laureate Society Poetry Contest. Greg's film The Museum of Lost Things won awards at The Long Island International Film Expo, Global Shorts, and The Madrid International Film Festival. Be on the lookout for his next film - The Concertgoer, which is currently on the festival circuit. Greg is an Adjunct Professor of English at Long Island University, an Associate Professor of Literature & Composition at Post University, and he also teaches Creative Writing, Poetry, and Basic Acting at Nassau Community College. http: //www.gandeproductions.com/"

Praise for this book

"The magic of the enchanting prose only reflects the magic of baseball and life itself in this touching and impassioned debut novel. Tales of love, history, and friendship are masterfully woven together and culminate into one of the great baseball epics of our time."

- Frank Nappi, author of the Mickey Tussler series and Echoes from the Infantry