Buy this book on-line Andrew Ruddoch & John Kemp : When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great WarHaynes Publishing, Sparkford, 2008 ISBN 9781844256563
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This book includes a foreword by Richard Holmes. This timely history - published in the 90th anniversary year of the end of the Great War - tells the full story of the 17th Battalion Middlesex Regiment, the 'Footballers' Battalion'. Based on extensive original research, Andrew Riddoch and John Kemp draw on many previously unpublished letters, personal accounts and photographs to paint a vivid portrait of this legendary British Army battalion that fought in three of the fiercest battles of the Great War - the Somme, Arras and Cambrai. The authors show how this remarkable battalion helped shape football, as well as military history.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Andrew Ruddoch & John Kemp : When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out of print books, antiquarian books, collectables, libri rari and incunabula. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |