1. The Football Battalions
The Football Battalions The Elite Footballers Who Fought in the Great War
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Family Sharing
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Gesprochen von
Oliver HembroughSpieldauer
8 Stunden und 48 Minuten
Abo-Fähigkeit
Nein
Erscheinungsdatum
06.11.2025
Hörtyp
Lesung
Fassung
ungekürzt
Medium
MP3
Anzahl Dateien
25
Verlag
Bloomsbury SportSprache
Englisch
EAN
9781399413541
'A brilliant book' - Kevin Day
'An extraordinary story' - David Williamson, Chief Political Commentator at the Daily Express
THE POIGNANT STORY OF HOW PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLERS WENT TO WAR
1914. Britain is slowly becoming football-obsessed: players are becoming household names, attendance is increasing and George V attends the FA Cup Final in May. Then the war breaks out.
In this fascinating work, equal parts footballing and military history, Christopher Evans explores how, once the war began, footballers were put under immense pressure to sign up, resulting in the formation of Football Battalions in England and Scotland. He recounts the wartime exploits of the leading footballers of the day. Some would return to leave their mark on the game; some would fade into obscurity; and some would never make it back.
Among them are Vivian Woodward, an Olympic gold medallist and football's first superstar; Frank Buckley, who would emerge from the war a hero and go on to redefine the role of a football manager; and Walter Tull, Tottenham and Northampton hero, who faced racism both on the football field and battlefield before becoming the first Black man to win a commission and command a unit in the British Army.
Drawing on archival material, this is a captivating exploration of the elite footballers who went to war.
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