The Final Season by Nigel Mccrery

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Summary

A moving narrative history of the professional footballers who fought and died in World War I, with a foreword by Gary Lineker.

In 1914, as today, successful footballers were heroes and role models.

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The Final Season by Nigel Mccrery

A moving narrative history of the professional footballers who fought and died in World War I, with a foreword by Gary Lineker. In 1914, as today, successful footballers were heroes and role models.
Fascinating.. For those of us who love football, and still more for those who make fortunes playing it, all this sacrifice should offer considerable food for thought. Gary Lineker says as much in a thoughtful foreword... I wish with all my heart a copy could be given to every Premier League player. * Daily Mail *

Nigel McCrery was educated at Trinity College Cambridge before being selected as part of the BBC graduate entry scheme. He joined BBC drama in 1992 and during his time there, created and wrote a number of prime time dramas including Born and Bred, Touching Evil, Back-up, Impact, Silent Witness and New Tricks.
In addition to his television work Nigel has a long-standing interest in military history and has already written several books about the First World War. The most notable of these is All the King’s Men, the true story of George V’s own Sandringham Company which disappeared during the conflict. The book became a major BBC film starring David Jason and Maggie Smith and achieved the second biggest BBC drama audience of all time.
Nigel has also written several Silent Witness novels and the Detective Mark Lapslie series. In 2013 he published Silent Witnesses: A History of Forensic Science with Random House Books.

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ISBN 13 9781847947291
ISBN 10 1847947298
Title The Final Season
Author Nigel Mccrery
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Cornerstone
Year published 2014-08-21
Number of pages 272
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.