When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War (Centennial Edition)

by John Kemp and Andrew Riddoch

Book Overview

Foreword by Gordon Taylor OBE, Chief Executive of the Professional Footballers' Association This new and updated edition of 'When the Whistle Blows' is published to coincide with the centenary of the formation of the 17th Middlesex- the 'Footballers' Battalion' - in December 1914. Following the outbreak of war in August 1914, a heated debate took place about the continuation of professional football during a time of national crisis. The Footballers'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503145182
• ISBN13: 9781503145184
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"