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After the Final Whistle: The First Rugby World Cup and the First World War
Stephen Cooper
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Description for After the Final Whistle: The First Rugby World Cup and the First World War
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 39 colour illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 3JJF; WSBX; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 310.
*Shortlisted for the 2016 Cross Sports Book of the Year award* When Britain's empire went to war in August 1914, rugby players were the first to volunteer: they led from the front and paid a disproportionate price. When the Armistice came after four long years, their war game was over; even as the last echo of the guns of November faded, it was time to play rugby again. As Allied troops of all nations waited to return home, sport occupied their minds and bodies. In 1919, a grateful Mother Country ... Read more
*Shortlisted for the 2016 Cross Sports Book of the Year award* When Britain's empire went to war in August 1914, rugby players were the first to volunteer: they led from the front and paid a disproportionate price. When the Armistice came after four long years, their war game was over; even as the last echo of the guns of November faded, it was time to play rugby again. As Allied troops of all nations waited to return home, sport occupied their minds and bodies. In 1919, a grateful Mother Country ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750969994
SKU
V9780750969994
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Stephen Cooper
Stephen Cooper has played and coached rugby for more than 40 years. After Cambridge, he worked in advertising. His book The Final Whistle won Rugby Book of the Year 2013 and was shortlisted for The Times Sports Book of the Year. Jason Leonard is an English former rugby union prop forward.
Reviews for After the Final Whistle: The First Rugby World Cup and the First World War
I am proud and humbled to read here of rugby men of all nations, who loved the game and loved their country enough to lay down their lives.
Sea Fitzpatrick, former All Black captain
Sea Fitzpatrick, former All Black captain