Nigel McCrery, Michael Rowe

Broschiertes Buch

Final Scrum

Rugby Internationals Killed in the Second World War

Beschreibung

After the terrible losses of The Great War, twenty years later the Second World War resulted in the death of some of the finest sporting icons. This book honours the ninety international rugby players who lost their lives. Fifteen were Scottish, fourteen English, eleven Welsh and eight Irish.

Autor

Born in 1953, Nigel McCrery travelled extensively during his childhood as his father was in the RAF. They settled in Nottingham. He served in the Nottinghamshire Constabulary between 1978 and 1987. He then read History at Trinity College, Cambridge and joined the BBC graduate entry course. He has written or been responsible for a number of highly successful BBC series and films including Silent Witness, New Tricks and All The King's Men. He has written over a dozen novels: Into Touch - Rugby Players Killed in The Great War; Final Wicket - Cricketers Killed in The Great War; The Coming Storm - Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in World War Two; and The Extinguished Flame - Olympians Killed in the Great War. Nigel lives in Nottingham.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9781399014939
• ISBN-10: 1399014935
• Artikelnr.: 72800477