Trautmann's Journey: From Hitler Youth to Fa Cup Legend

by Catrine Clay

Book Overview

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR

How did one man go from Nazi Youth indoctrination to English footballing icon?

Bert Trautmann is a football legend. He is famed as the Manchester City goalkeeper who broke his neck in the 1956 FA Cup final and played on. But his early life was no less extraordinary. He grew up in Nazi Germany, where first he was indoctrinated by the Hitler Youth, before...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0224082892
• ISBN13: 9780224082891
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Yellow Jersey
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.8"