Sport and the Military

by Eliza Riedi and Tony Mason

Book Overview

On battleships, behind the trenches of the Western Front and in the midst of the Desert War, British servicemen and women have played sport in the least promising circumstances. When 400 soldiers were asked in Burma in 1946 what they liked about the Army, 108 put sport in first place - well ahead of comradeship and leave - and this book explores the fascinating history of organised sport in the life of officers and other ranks of all three British...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521700744
• ISBN13: 9780521700740
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"