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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Wartime Wanderers: Bolton Wanderers- A Football Team at War (Mainstream Sport) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .

Condition: Very Good. 1766998411. 12/29/2025 8:53:31 AM.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The war against Germany is about to be declared. In front of a 23,000-strong crowd at Burndon Park, Bolton Wanderers captain, Harry Goslin, gives a rousing speech before leading the entire team to the Territorial Army Drill Hall where they all sign up. For the next six years, as gunners in the 53rd Field Regiment of the Bolton Artillary, they face some of the heaviest fighting in the Second World War, in France, North Africa and Italy, and also establish themselves as a formidable Regimental football team throughout the theatre of war. Of the full squad only one is killed in action - the remainder return home to their families and to their football careers. But this is much more than a war story. It is much more than a foot-ball story. It is the story of three individuals: ray Westwood, who is already a star; his inseparable team-mate Ernie Forest, whose ready wit carries him through in the face of adversity; and Nat Lofthouse, who is still only a schoolboy when war intervenes to link their destinies. This is the story of a team whose loyalty led them into a bloody world conflict, and whose indomitable spirit enabled them to survive it. Most of all it is the story of a football club whose very existence is an essential part of a town's soul. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition/1st impression. Without inscription in not price clipped dust jacket, which is now protected by a removable transparent wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. very nice copy.

8vo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. NF hardcover in NF DJ. Dj is protected in brodart. 157 pps. previous store price tag on back. Some photos. History-England. Military.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Published by Mainstream Publishing in 2001, here is the first softback printing of Mike Gething and Tim Purcell's WARTIME WANDERERS: Bolton Wanderers-A Football Team at War. 160 pages, glossy pictorial card covers, the book is in good to very good condition with a miniscule chip to the spine.

Soft. Condition: Very Good. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Age tanning to edges. Light shelf wear to cover including rubbing and bumping to edges/corners. Fading to spine. Newspaper article glued onto front end paper. Size: 8vo.

Tells the story of the Bolton Wanderers players who signed up as gunners in the 53rd Field Regiment of the Bolton Artillery. Focuses on the stories of Nat Lofthouse, Ray Westwood and Ernie Forrest. 1st edition. 8vo. 159pp. Dust-wrapper, good.