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

Tim Tate

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1782199209 ISBN 13: 9781782199205

Publisher: Metro Books, 2014

Synopsis

Imagine Wayne Rooney, Andy Murray and Mo Farah exchanging the glamour of their careers for the brutality and bloodshed 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 them rallied to their country's colours: many never returned from the mechanised carnage of The Great War, making the ultimate sacrifice in 'the greatest game of all'.

In this original and highly accessible book, Tim Tate reveals how sport itself was Britain's first and most vital recruiting sergeant in the fight against Germany and how sportsmen applied their unique talents on the battlefield, but also how a shared sporting spirit offered humane common ground amidst the horror of combat.

Above all, For Team and Country 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.

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Review:

'A brilliant book [...] many will not have heard of the moving human stories or of their impact in the Great War, which is why this book is so worthwhile' --Welsh Countryside

'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 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."

About this edition

• Publisher: Metro Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1782199209
• ISBN 13: 9781782199205
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192