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