Men Who Played the Game: Sportsmen Who Gave Their Life in the Great War

by Mike Rees

The Great War marked a profound change in attitudes to war and the conduct of it. Six million men from the British Isles served in it, 720,000 (12%) were killed. Men Who Played the Game explores the development and importance of sport in Britain and the Empire leading up to the outbreak of the First World War, and the part played by sportsmen in the conflict. The book includes revelatory chapters on how sport - the fans, the governing bodies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781722862
• ISBN13: 9781781722862
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Seren Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.4" x 8.5"