For Team and Country: Sport on the Frontlines of the Great War - Hardcover

Tate, Tim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1782199209 ISBN 13: 9781782199205

Publisher: John Blake, 2014

Synopsis

Imagine Wayne Rooney, Andy Murray, and Mo Farah exchanging the glamour of their careers for the brutality of war—and quietly giving their lives for their country. Today the news would be dominated by the sacrifice of Britain’s most famous sporting icons. A century ago the brightest sporting stars of their generation did just that: hundreds of thousands of sports stars rallied to their country’s colors: many never returned from the mechanised carnage of World War I. The names of Walter Tull, Edgar Mobbs, and Percy Jeeves are unfamiliar today—lost in the terrible lists of the dead of World War I. But they belong among the pantheon of true British sporting heroes. All were—quite literally—at the top of their game; all made the ultimate sacrifice in "the greatest game of all"—war. For Team and Country reveals how sport itself was Britain’s first and most vital recruiting sergeant in the fight against Germany, and tells the remarkable and inspiring stories of the sportsmen whose prowess on the field was matched only by their bravery in the King’s uniform.

About this title

About the Author:

Tim Tate is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and an author. He has produced and directed films for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Al Jazeera International, and the Discovery Channel. He is the author of eight previous nonfiction books, including Children for the Devil, Diamonds at Dinner, and Slave Girl.

Review:

'There will be many new books as, in 2014, we remember how history was shaped a century ago. For Team and Country will surely prove to be one of the best' - The Armourer

About this edition

• Publisher: John Blake
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1782199209
• ISBN 13: 9781782199205
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288