McCrery, Nigel
Final Scrum
- ISBN 13:
- 9781473894501
- author:
- McCrery, Nigel
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Pen & Sword Military
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions:
- 23.62 x 16.26 x 2.03 centimetres
- Genre:
- History, Europe, Great Britain,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The lives of ninety International Rugby players who lost their lives in the Second World War are remembered in this book. Fifteen were Scottish, fourteen English, eleven Welsh and eight Irish, with Australia and New Zealand also losing ten and two Internationals respectively, while Germany suffered nineteen losses. Each player is given an individual biography, including details of their international and club playing record, military career, and circumstances of their death. The book includes at least one photograph of each player, as well as information on where they are buried or commemorated. This book provides a fascinating and moving record of the sacrifice of these young men who fought in the Second World War.