The Christmas match : football in No Man's Land 1914 / Pehr Thermaenius.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thermaenius, Pehr, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front.

World War, 1914-1918.

Soccer and war.

Soccer matches.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (183 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Uniform Press, 2014.

Summary:

After four months of intense fighting, the war in Flanders between German and British soldiers fell silent on Christmas Eve 1914. The soldiers started singing instead of shooting. On Christmas Day they came out of their trenches and met in No Man's Land. Some chased rabbits. Some played football. This true story is about two footballers and soldiers, one Saxon and one Scot, who were in units that played a match in a field between the French villages Houplines and Frelinghien.Scotsman Jimmy ...

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; The Christmas Match; Two Footballers; Albert and Jimmy; Albert and Jimmy; Albert; Jimmy; Forwards into the war; Albert; Jimmy; Albert; Jimmy; Albert; Real war; Albert; Jimmy; Jimmy; Albert; Jimmy; In the trenches; Albert; Jimmy; Jimmy; Jimmy; Albert; Jimmy; Christmas Truce; Albert and Jimmy; The Match; Albert and Jimmy; And the war went on; Albert and Jimmy; Albert and Jimmy; What if...; 100 years later; Back Matter; Acknowledgements; My sources; People in the war; Also Available

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-910500-07-0

1-910500-06-2