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EXTINGUISHED FLAME Olympians Killed in the Great War
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“How very different is your action to that of the men who can still go on with their cricket and football, as if the very existence of the country were not at stake! This is not the time to play games, wholesome as they are in times of piping peace. We are engaged in a life and death struggle.”
When Field Marshal Lord Roberts spoke these words on 29 August 1914, his message could not have been clearer: it was time for Britain’s sportsmen to stand up and be counted. Britain had declared war on Germany earlier that month and Lord Kitchener’s recruitment drive – “Your Country Needs YOU!” – was on its way to enrolling 500,000 men in its first four weeks.
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Description
During the First World War no fewer than 135 Olympians perished. Many had won Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. They came not just from the UK, Germany, France, USA but from all over the globe.
Additional information
| Author/Editor | Nigel McCrery |
|---|---|
| Product Code | 27058 |
| Delivery | This item is usually dispatched Next Day |
| Format | Hardback, 295 pages |
| ISBN | 9781473877986 |
