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The Football Battalions: The Elite Footballers Who Fought In The Great War
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Westminster Book Award Winner Best NonFiction Or Fiction By A ParliamentarianAn Extraordinary Story David Williamson, Chief Political Commentator At The Daily ExpressLovely Book ... A Lot Of Unknown Stories In There Paul Hawksbee, TalksportExcellent A Compelling Analysis, Drawing On Social, Political And Military History, EyeOpening But Enlivened Throughout By His Keen Eye For The Humorous And Hypocritical When Saturday Comesthe Poignant Story Of How Professional Footballers Went To War1914. Britain Is Slowly Becoming FootballObsessed: 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 FootballS 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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