For team and country
Subtitle: sport on the frontlines of the Great War
By: Tim Tate
Publisher: Metro
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781782199205
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; Athletes
Description: "Tim Tate reveals how sport itself was Britain's first and most vital recruiting sergeant in the fight against Germany and how sportsmen applied their unique talents on the battlefield, but also how a shared sporting spirit offered humane common ground amidst the horror of combat."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.