When the Whistle Blows
The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War
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2011
J H Haynes & Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-85733-103-8 (ISBN)
J H Haynes & Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-85733-103-8 (ISBN)
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Tells the full story of the 17th Battalion Middlesex Regiment, the 'Footballers' Battalion'. Based on research, this title draws on many letters, personal accounts and photographs to paint a vivid portrait of this legendary British Army battalion that fought in three of the fiercest battles of the Great War - the Somme, Arras and Cambrai.
This title includes foreword by Richard Holmes. Now available in paperback, this timely history tells the full story of the 17th Battalion Middlesex Regiment, the 'Footballers' Battalion'. Based on extensive original research, Andrew Riddoch and John Kemp draw on many previously unpublished letters, personal accounts and photographs to paint a vivid portrait of this legendary British Army battalion that fought in three of the fiercest battles of the Great War - the Somme, Arras and Cambrai. The authors show how this remarkable battalion helped shape football, as well as military history.
This title includes foreword by Richard Holmes. Now available in paperback, this timely history tells the full story of the 17th Battalion Middlesex Regiment, the 'Footballers' Battalion'. Based on extensive original research, Andrew Riddoch and John Kemp draw on many previously unpublished letters, personal accounts and photographs to paint a vivid portrait of this legendary British Army battalion that fought in three of the fiercest battles of the Great War - the Somme, Arras and Cambrai. The authors show how this remarkable battalion helped shape football, as well as military history.
ANDREW RIDDOCH grew up in Sheffield and has a long-standing interest in military history and football. JOHN KEMP lives in Essex and has followed the mixed fortunes of West Ham for many years.
Now available in B format paperback. Foreword by the acclaimed military historian and broadcaster Richard Holmes. Players in the battalion have connections to over 80 current Football League clubs. Clubs range from Premiership clubs, such as Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool, to lower league clubs like Northampton Town, Plymouth Argyle and Grimsby Town.
Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
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Verlagsort | Yeovil |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 127 x 198 mm |
Themenwelt | Sport ► Ballsport ► Fußball |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
ISBN-10 | 0-85733-103-5 / 0857331035 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-85733-103-8 / 9780857331038 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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