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Trautmann's Journey: From Hitler Youth to Fa Cup Legend. by Catrine Clay
Catrine Clay
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Description for Trautmann's Journey: From Hitler Youth to Fa Cup Legend. by Catrine Clay
Paperback. Every football fan knows the legend of Bert Trautmann. From an amateur footballer working on a bomb disposal unit in Liverpool, to celebrated Manchester City goalkeeper adored by thousands, this title charts Trautmann's conversion from Hitler Youth star to all-England football hero. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 278.
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How did one man go from Nazi Youth indoctrination to English footballing icon?
Bert Trautmann is a football legend. He is famed as the Manchester City goalkeeper who broke his neck in the 1956 FA Cup final and played on. But his early life was no less extraordinary. He grew up in Nazi Germany, where first he was indoctrinated by the Hitler Youth, before fighting in World War Two in France and on the Eastern Front.
In 1945 he was captured and sent to a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780224082891
SKU
V9780224082891
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-98
About Catrine Clay
Catrine Clay has worked for the BBC for over twenty years, directing and producing award-winning television documentaries, mainly for the History Unit. She has written three previous books. Her most recent book, King, Kaiser, Tsar: Three Royal Cousins who Led the World to War, was published in 2007 to high acclaim ('Proof that good storytelling is a true art,' Caroline ... Read more
Reviews for Trautmann's Journey: From Hitler Youth to Fa Cup Legend. by Catrine Clay
A truly remarkable story, uncovered with immense skill by Catrine Clay
Miranda Seymour, Telegraph
An extraordinary story
Mail on Sunday
Britain's best-loved German ... it's a remarkable story
Daily Mail
[A] brilliant new biography
Observer
Utterly compelling
Independent on Sunday
Miranda Seymour, Telegraph
An extraordinary story
Mail on Sunday
Britain's best-loved German ... it's a remarkable story
Daily Mail
[A] brilliant new biography
Observer
Utterly compelling
Independent on Sunday