The Football Battalions: The Elite Footballers Who Fought in the Great War by Christopher Evans games When we read

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The Football Battalions: The Elite Footballers Who Fought in the Great War by Christopher Evans games When we readAVAILABLE TO PRE ORDER NOWTHE POIGNANT STORY OF HOW A GROUP OF ELITE PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLERS WENT TO WAR1914. Britain is slowly becoming football obsessed: players are becoming household names, attendance is increasing and George V attends the FA Cup Final in May. Then the war breaks out. In this fascinating work of history, Christopher Evans explores how footballers were put under immense pressure to sign up once the war began, resulting in the