The final season : the footballers who fought and died in the Great War
McCrery, Nigel, 1953-2014
Book
In 1914, as today, professional footballers were heroes and role models. They were the sporting superstars of their time; symbols of youth, health and vigour. And naturally enough, when war broke out they felt it was their duty to join up. Between 1914 and 1918, 213 professional players fell in action. Some teams lost half their players, either killed or else so badly injured in mind and body that they were never to play again. 'The Final Season' is the moving account of these young men who swapped the turf of the pitch and the cheers of the fans for the freezing mud of the battlefield and the scream of shell fire.
Main title:
Author:
McCrery, Nigel, 1953-, author
Imprint:
London : RH Books, 2014.London : RH Books, 2014.
Collation:
ix, 262 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781847947291 (hbk)
Dewey class:
796.3340922796.334 MAC796.334796.334092
Language:
English
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BRN:
1587312