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The Footballer of Loos

Author : Ed Harris
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 075096250X
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book The Footballer of Loos written by Ed Harris and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2009-08-03 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Germans fighting on two fronts were concentrating in the east where the Russians were weakening. In the west, the Allied effort was met with well prepared German defences, and efforts to open a new front on the Gallipoli Peninsula had foundered. Decisive action to break the deadlock on the Western Front saw a mighty attack of six British divisions planned for the autumn of 1915 in the vicinity of the small mining community of Loos en Gohelle where 'The Big Push' would begin. The bitter recriminations that followed the perceived failure reduced the Battle of Loos to a footnote in the history of the Great War for many decades. Entirely lost in translation has been the Boys' Own tale of the Tommy who kicked a football ahead of the charge. That soldier was identified as Rifleman Frank Edwards, and through his original research, Ed Harris clearly establishes for the first time that the first great attack by the British army was begun when Edwards kicked a football towards the German lines. Harris sheds light on what it was like to be a part of this crucial battle and questions the largely held view that Loos was a failure, using material sourced from a wide variety of sources form the Imperial War Museum to the National Football Museum.

The House of Beckham

Author : Tom Bower
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063422883
Total Pages : 527 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (634 download)

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Download or read book The House of Beckham written by Tom Bower and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2024-06-25 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans and watchers of the Beckham Netflix documentary who want the rest of the story—an explosive tell-all account of the real lives of David and Victoria Beckham. As one of the most famous and influential couples in the world, David and Victoria Beckham have attained iconic status. The ultimate power couple have together built a multi-billion-dollar global brand. For decades, adoring fans have been captivated by the glamorous world they have created, while their unrivalled fusion of showbiz, fashion, football and celebrity has been cultivated alongside the image of a strong marriage. When the much-trailed Netflix documentary Beckham aired in 2023, viewers were offered an even more intimate insight into their private lives. Produced by the Beckhams themselves, the series raised many questions, not only about their success and personal relationship, but also about the ruthlessly successful management of their image in the media. Are their lives really as perfect as the Beckhams would like the world to believe? Through extensive research, expert sourcing and interviews with insiders, Britain’s most celebrated investigative biographer, Tom Bower, has unearthed a succession of revelations that give surprising insight into the reality of ‘Brand Beckham’. Exploring the couple’s relationship, and the truth about their football and fashion careers, their finances and their new life in Miami, The House of Beckham unravels the extraordinary reality of the business-savvy cultural icons to tell an engrossing, often astonishing story of money, sex and power.

Reimagining the War Memorial, Reinterpreting the Great War

Author : Marzena Sokołowska-Paryż
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443838454
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Reimagining the War Memorial, Reinterpreting the Great War written by Marzena Sokołowska-Paryż and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reimagining the War Memorial, Reinterpreting the Great War: The Formats of British Commemorative Fiction is an in-depth analysis of the role of British war memorials in literature and film, in the wider context of the commemorative trend in contemporary culture. The Sheffield City Battalion Memorial, the Menin Gate Memorial, the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, the Royal Artillery Memorial, and the Shot at Dawn Memorial are the focus of the discussion, which aims to show how the meanings assigned to specific war memorials create ideologically diverse interpretations of the British experience of the Great War, ranging from the futility myth to the imperial sublime. The epistemological ambivalence of the war memorial lies at the heart of the analysis of the selected novels, films and plays, for the condemnation of a military conflict as a historical evil does not necessarily exclude the possibility of honouring the men who fought in it.

Memory, Narrative and the Great War

Author : David Taylor
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1781387125
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (813 download)

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Download or read book Memory, Narrative and the Great War written by David Taylor and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a detailed study of an important figure whose differing perceptions of the Great War throw valuable light on the way in which war is remembered and narrated.

Wherever the Firing Line Extends

Author : Ronan McGreevy
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750969016
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Wherever the Firing Line Extends written by Ronan McGreevy and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-06-02 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First World War was the biggest conflict in Irish history. More men served and more men died than in all the wars before or since that the Irish fought in. Often forgotten at home and written out of Irish history, the Irish soldiers and their regiments found themselves more honoured in foreign fields. From the first shot monument in Mons to the plaque to the Royal Irish Lancers who liberated the town on Armistice Day 1918, Ronan McGreevy takes a tour of the Western Front. At a time when Ireland is revisiting its history and its place in the world, McGreevy looks at those places where the Irish made their mark and are remembered in the monuments, cemeteries and landscapes of France and Flanders.

Trench Talk

Author : Peter Doyle
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752479210
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book Trench Talk written by Peter Doyle and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First World War largely directed the course of the twentieth century. Fought on three continents, the war saw 14 million killed and 34 million wounded. Its impact shaped the world we live in today, and the language of the trenches continues to live in the modern consciousness. One of the enduring myths of the First World War is that the experience of the trenches was not talked about. Yet dozens of words entered or became familiar in the English language as a direct result of the soldiers' experiences. This book looks at how the experience of the First World War changed the English language, adding words that were both in slang and standard military use, and modifying the usage and connotations of existing words and phrases. Illustrated with material from the authors' collections and photographs of the objects of the war, the book will look at how the words emerged into everyday language.

The The Western Front

Author : William Sheehan
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0717151956
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book The The Western Front written by William Sheehan and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2011-10-07 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'One of our fellows, while a German flare lit up his trench as it shot over it, saw half a dozen of our raw Irishmen on their knees, praying to the Virgin as if their last hour had come.' Captain Gerald Burgoyne, C Company, 4th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles The Western Front tells the human story at the heart of a war that cost the lives of 35,000 Irishmen. Compiled by one of Ireland's leading military historians, it recounts the experiences of the many ordinary Irishmen from all religions and backgrounds who fought in the Great War. In their own words, these men describe the horror of life in the trenches and their experience of combat during World War One. The book gives readers a real insight into the hopes, thoughts and fears of the soldiers and officers who served in Irish regiments on the Western Front. Conveying not just the thrill of enlistment and training, but also the harsh reality of life during wartime, The Western Front offers a fascinating portrayal of what it was like to serve in the 'war to end all wars'.

For Team and Country - Sport on the Frontlines of the Great War

Author : Tim Tate
Publisher : Metro Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1784181463
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (841 download)

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Download or read book For Team and Country - Sport on the Frontlines of the Great War written by Tim Tate and published by Metro Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-03 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine Wayne Rooney, Andy Murray and Mo Farah exchanging the glamour of their careers for the brutality and bloodshed of war - and quietly giving their lives for their country. Today the news would be dominated by the sacrifice of Britain's most famous sporting icons.A century ago the brightest sporting stars of their generation did just that. Thousands of them rallied to their country's colours; many never returned from the mechanised carnage of the Great War, making the ultimate sacrifice in the hardest game of all.In this original and highly accessible book, Tim Tate reveals how sport itself was Britain's first and most vital recruiting sergeant in the fight against Germany and how sportsmen applied their unique talents on the battlefield, but also how a shared sporting spirit offered humane common ground amidst the horror of combat.Above all, For Team and Country tells the remarkable and inspiring stories of the sportsmen whose prowess on the field was matched only by their bravery in the King's uniform.

The Final Whistle

Author : Stephen Cooper
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 075248124X
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book The Final Whistle written by Stephen Cooper and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE BRITISH SPORT BOOK AWARDS - RUGBY BOOK OF THE YEAR This is the story of 15 men killed in the Great War. All played rugby for one London club; none lived to hear the final whistle. Rugby brought them together; rugby led the rush to war. They came from Britain and the Empire to fight in every theatre and service, among them a poet, playwright and perfumer. Some were decorated and died heroically; others fought and fell quietly. Together their stories paint a portrait in miniature of the entire War. The Final Whistle plays tribute to the pivotal role rugby played in the Great War by following the poignant stories of fifteen men who played for Rosslyn Park, London. They came from diverse backgrounds, with players from Australia, Ceylon, Wales and South Africa, but they were united by their love of the game and their courage in the face of war. From the mystery of a missing memorial, Cooper's meticulous research has uncovered the story of these men and captured their lives, from their vanished Edwardian youth and vigour, to the war they fought and how they died. One London club; none lived to hear the final whistle. Rugby brought them together; rugby led the rush to war. They came from Britain and the Empire to fight in every theatre and service, among them a poet, playwright and perfumer. Some were decorated and died heroically; others fought and fell quietly. Together their stories paint a portrait in miniature of the entire War. The Final Whistle plays tribute to the pivotal role rugby played in the Great War by following the poignant stories of fifteen men who played for Rosslyn Park, London. They came from diverse backgrounds, with players from Australia, Ceylon, Wales and South Africa, but they were united by their love of the game and their courage in the face of war. From the mystery of a missing memorial, Cooper's meticulous research has uncovered the story of these men and captured their lives, from their vanished Edwardian youth and vigour, to the war they fought and how they died.

Sport Heritage

Author : Gregory Ramshaw
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317543173
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Sport Heritage written by Gregory Ramshaw and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport has become an important avenue in how we interpret, remember, and maintain our heritage. Whether it is being applied in tourism marketing and development, employed as a vehicle for social cohesion, or utilized as a way of articulating personal and collective identities, sport heritage is a vital topic in understanding what we value about the sporting past now what we wish to pass on to future generations. This edited collection brings together many new and exciting international approaches to sport heritage. Each of the chapters in this collection provides a thought-provoking sport heritage case study that would be of interest to students and researchers in history, geography, anthropology, and marketing, as well as industry practitioners working at sporting events, at sports-based heritage attractions such as museums and halls of fame, and at sports stadia and sports facilities. In addition, this collection would also be of interest to those readers with a more general interest in sport heritage and the sporting past. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Heritage Tourism.

Evergreen

Author : Victor Saville
Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809323159
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Evergreen written by Victor Saville and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This autobiographical film history provides recounts Saville's experience on the Western Front during World War I and includes stories of filmmaking in Britain and America during the transition from silent to sound cinema, and then from black-and-white to color. It also gives a glimpse into Hollywood as it existed in the late 1930s and early 1940s, emphasizing Saville's work with stars like Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Joan Crawford, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner, Elizabeth Taylor, Errol Flynn, and Paul Newman. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

Legends and Rebels of the Football World

Author : Norm Parkin
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1326058061
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Legends and Rebels of the Football World written by Norm Parkin and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-10-23 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Norman Parkin's exotic football career took him all around the world, and he's still coaching football teams in the Philippines. On 8 November 2013, he touched down at Manila airport, as a natural disaster unfolded around him. He decided to do something to help: to write a book about some of football's greatest legends and rebels. Long-term aid is still desperately needed to rebuild shattered lives in the Philippines. Norman travelled up and down the UK, and spent hours on the phone to capture the stories of the heroes, villains and true characters of football, from Stanley Matthews to Malcolm Macdonald. On a quest to discover the true heart and soul of the beautiful game, he met ex-players in pubs, cafes, offices and radio stations. Open the pages to discover a world of blood, sweat and broken bones, a far cry from the multi-million pound game that football has become today. All royalties after expenses from the sale of the book will go to the Philippines Typhoon Relief Fund.

War, Sport and the Anzac Tradition

Author : Kevin Blackburn
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137487607
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book War, Sport and the Anzac Tradition written by Kevin Blackburn and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commemoration of war is done through sport on Anzac Day to remember Australia's war dead. War, Sport and the Anzac Tradition traces the creation of this sporting tradition at Gallipoli in 1915, and how it has evolved from late Victorian and Edwardian ideas of masculinity extolling prowess on the sports field as fostering prowess on the battlefield.

The Aesthetics, Poetics, and Rhetoric of Soccer

Author : Ridvan Askin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135118038X
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book The Aesthetics, Poetics, and Rhetoric of Soccer written by Ridvan Askin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soccer has long been known as 'the beautiful game'. This multi-disciplinary volume explores soccer, soccer culture, and the representation of soccer in art, film, and literature, using the critical tools of aesthetics, poetics, and rhetoric. Including international contributions from scholars of philosophy, literary and cultural studies, linguistics, art history, and the creative arts, this book begins by investigating the relationship between beauty and soccer and asks what criteria should be used to judge the sport’s aesthetic value. Covering topics as diverse as humor, national identity, style, celebrity, and social media, its chapters examine the nature of fandom, the role of language, and the significance of soccer in contemporary popular culture. It also discusses what one might call the ‘stylistics’ of soccer, analyzing how players, fans, and commentators communicate on and off the pitch, in the press, on social media, and in wider public discourse. The Aesthetics, Poetics, and Rhetoric of Soccer makes for fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in sport, culture, literature, philosophy, linguistics, and society.

The First World War in 100 Objects

Author : Peter Doyle
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750954930
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book The First World War in 100 Objects written by Peter Doyle and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Objects allow us to reach out and touch the past and they play a living role in history today. Through them we can understand the experience of men and women during the First World War. They bear witness to the stories of men whose only morning comfort in the trenches was the rum ration, children who grew up with only one photograph of the father that they would never get to know, women who would sacrifice their girlhood in hospitals yards from the frontline, pinning a brooch on to remind themselves of a past life. Weapons like the machine gun and vehicles like the tank that transformed the battlefield; planes that had barely learnt to be flown entangled in dogfights far above the barbed wire of the frontline; German submarines that stalked shipping across the seas. Through these incredible artefacts, Peter Doyle tells the story of the First World War in a whole new light.

The Billboard

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 916 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research

Author : Society for Army Historical Research (London, England)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research written by Society for Army Historical Research (London, England) and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: