Manchester's Finest: How the Munich Air Disaster Broke the Heart of a Great City

by David Hall

Book Overview

On 6 February 1958, British European Airways flight 609 crashed in a blizzard on its third attempt to take off from an icy runaway in Munich. On board were the Manchester United football team as well as a number of journalists and other passengers. News of the disaster sent shockwaves around the world. For people who lived in Manchester at the time and for football fans throughout Britain it was one of those moments when everybody remembers exactly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0552156302
• ISBN13: 9780552156301
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Corgi Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 7.8"