Trautmann's Journey: From Hitler Youth to FA Cup Legend

ISBN-13: 9780224082891 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 352 str.

Catrine Clay

Opis

Fifteen minutes from the end of the 1956 FA Cup Final, Bert Trautmann the goalkeeper for Manchester City fell mid-tackle. He continued to play on to the end of the game, ensuring Manchester City win the cup. An X-ray later revealed a broken neck. But there is more to this legend than a plucky goalkeeper.

Recenzje

A truly remarkable story, uncovered with immense skill by Catrine Clay Miranda Seymour, Telegraph

O autorze

Catrine Clay has worked for the BBC for over twenty years, directing and producing award-winning television documentaries, mainly for the History Unit. She has written three previous books. Her most recent book, King, Kaiser, Tsar: Three Royal Cousins who Led the World to War, was published in 2007 to high acclaim ('Proof that good storytelling is a true art,' Caroline Moorehead, Spectator, 'Weird and wonderful,' Hilary Spurling, Observer). She is married with three children, and lives in London.