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When the Whistle BlowsThis timely history - published in the 90th anniversary year of the end of the Great War - tells the full story of the 17th Battalion Middlesex… |
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Day of the Match365 days. 365 stories. Some of them are familiar to every football fan, such as the 1966 World Cup Final or the 1985 Heysel disaster, but what about… |
£12.99(Hardback) |
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Can We Have Our Balls Back Please?Long before Drake refused to interrupt his game of bowls when the Armada was sighted, the British have had a passionate relationship with sport.… |
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Insane and UnseemlyBy John Saville A comprehensive account of how and why horse racing was able to continue throughout the Second World War, despite repeated controversy over its doing… |
£13.95(Paperback) |
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The Greater GameBy Julian Whippy, Clive Harris Amongst the many thousands of lives tragically cut short in the First World War were hundreds of young men who had athletic and sporting promise. … |
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A History of the Olympics - Audio CDBy John Goodbody, Barry Davies An unusual release on audiobook format!
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£16.99(DVD) |
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Manchester: A Football HistoryBy Gary James The book provides the stories of Manchester's greatest footballing achievements, while also answering questions such as: Why did football in… |
£21.95(Hardback) |
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More Than A GameBy John Major The former Prime Minister examines the history of one of the great loves of his life.
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Last Team StandingDuring World War II, the National Football League faced a crisis unimaginable today: a shortage of players. By 1943, so many players were in the armed… |
£9.99(Paperback) |
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The Ball is RoundIn this extraordinary tour de force of a book, David Goldblatt describes the rise of football, from a chaotic folk ritual to a sector of the… |
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