War Blacks: The Extraordinary Story of New Zealand's Wwi All Blacks

by Matt Elliott

Book Overview

War Blacks is the extraordinary story of New Zealand's national sport and The Great War, and the effect each had on the other.

Rugby and war have played major roles in the forging of a national New Zealand identity. This is the story of where both met, on the hot sands of Egypt and the muddy fields of Britain and France during World War I. War Blacks presents for the first time the stories of more than 90 men who had been, were, or would be...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1775541118
• ISBN13: 9781775541110
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"