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The Day a Team DiedBy Frank Taylor Fifty years after the Munich air disaster, the tragic events of February 1958 remain seared into the memories of football fans worldwide. This… |
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The Flowers of ManchesterBy David Hall 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… |
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The Team That Wouldn't DieBy John Roberts The sixth of February 2008 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Munich air disaster, in which twenty-three people, including eight of Matt Busby's… |
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The Busby BabesBy Max Arthur On 6 February 1958, a plane took off from a snowy Munich airport carrying probably the finest club side the world has ever known. Moments later, the… |
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The Munich Air DisasterThe German inquiry blamed the accident on pilot error. However, this book establishes beyond any question that this was not so. Based on his enormous… |
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The Lost BabesBy Jeff Connor The Manchester United team Matt Busby had built in the fifties from the club's successful youth policy seemed destined to dominate football for many… |
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The Lost BabesBy Jeff Connor The Manchester United team Matt Busby had built in the fifties from the club's successful youth policy seemed destined to dominate football for many… |
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Harry's GameBy Harry Gregg, Roger Anderson Harry Gregg, the former Manchester United goalkeeper and hero of the Munich Disaster, has long been a trenchant critic of the mythology surrounding… |
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The Team That Wouldn't DieBy John Roberts Looks into each of the Busby Babes' backgrounds and assesses their individual contributions to the team. First published in 1975 this edition is… |
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