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Field of Shadows: The English Cricket Tour of Nazi Germany 1937
Dan Waddell
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Paperback. Adolf Hitler despised cricket, considering it un-German and decadent. And Berlin in 1937 was not a time to be going against Fuhrer's wishes. But hot on the heels of 1936 Olympics, an enterprising cricket fanatic of enormous bravery, Felix Menzel, somehow persuaded his Nazi leaders to invite an English team to play his motley band of part-timers. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DFG; 3JJG; HBTB; WSBX; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
Adolf Hitler despised cricket, considering it un-German and decadent. And Berlin in 1937 was not a time to be going against the Fuhrer’s wishes. But hot on the heels of the 1936 Olympics, an enterprising cricket fanatic of enormous bravery, Felix Menzel, somehow persuaded his Nazi leaders to invite an English team to play his motley band of part-timers.
That team was the Gentlemen of Worcestershire, an ill-matched group of mavericks, minor nobility, ex-county cricketers, rich businessmen and callow schoolboys – led by former Worcestershire CC skipper Major Maurice Jewell. Ordered ‘not to lose’ by the MCC, Jewell ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Corgi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552169882
SKU
V9780552169882
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Ref
99-43
About Dan Waddell
Dan Waddell is a journalist, novelist and author. He covered two seasons of county cricket for the Daily Telegraph and his books include Who Do You Think You Are? and Field of Shadows: The Remarkable True Story of the English Cricket Tour of Nazi Germany, 1937. He captains Acton 2nd XI in the Middlesex County League where he tries and ... Read more
Reviews for Field of Shadows: The English Cricket Tour of Nazi Germany 1937
Eccentric and improbably entertaining
The Economist
Amusing, touching and chilling
Christopher Hirst
The Independent
Cricket and Nazis! Can there be a more enticing combination of subjects to read about? A wonderful story... A story begging to be told
Marcus Berkmann
Daily Mail
The Economist
Amusing, touching and chilling
Christopher Hirst
The Independent
Cricket and Nazis! Can there be a more enticing combination of subjects to read about? A wonderful story... A story begging to be told
Marcus Berkmann
Daily Mail