A review by thegreatgabsby
A Terrible Splendor: Three Extraordinary Men, a World Poised for War, and the Greatest Tennis Match Ever Played by Marshall Jon Fisher

4.0

It is odd when tennis, in a book that ostensibly focuses on the sport, is the least interesting thing in the book. This book is so chock full of wartime depictions and historical blurbs that most history buffs, not just tennis fans, would be entranced. I'm not sure about the objective veracity of some of the facts as reported by Fisher, and I'm pretty sure there's a fair amount of creative license being employed for maximum dramatic effect when it comes to the players' interactions, but the mixture of tennis legends, sportsmanship and World War II makes for an immensely captivating read.