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23%OFFTom Purdie - Hearts at War 1914-1919 - 9781445633206 - V9781445633206
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Hearts at War 1914-1919

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Description for Hearts at War 1914-1919 Paperback. .
In November 1914, Hearts led the Scottish First Division. In the middle of a debate about the morality of continuing professional football during the First World War and a campaign to shame footballers into joining up, eleven Hearts players enlisted in Sir George McCrae's battalion on 25 November. Hearts supporters and players and supporters from myriad other clubs flocked to join as well. Officially known as 16th Royal Scots, this unit was the first to be described as a footballers' battalion. On 1 July 1916, 15th and 16th Royal Scots attacked near the village of Contalmaison ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445633206
SKU
V9781445633206
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

About Tom Purdie
Tom Purdie is a local author has written numerous books on Scottish football.

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