Description: Ajax, The Dutch, The WarFootball in Europe During the Second World War Author(s): Simon Kuper Format: Paperback Publisher: Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom Imprint: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) ISBN-13: 9781409136477, 978-1409136477 Synopsis 'Football history at its best' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY 'Hugely moving... a very good book indeed' FOUR FOUR TWO 'Kuper is an original, sophisticated and adventurous writer. The story he has to tell... is fascinating and pressing' SUNDAY TIMES In FOOTBALL AGAINST THE ENEMY Simon Kuper crossed the globe in search of the links between football, politics and culture. In AJAX, THE DUTCH, THE WAR he skilfully pieces together an alternative account of World War II. He looks at the lives of the footballers who played for the Dutch club, the officials and the ordinary fans during this tumultuous period and challenges the accepted notion of the War in occupied Europe. With almost 80 per cent of Amsterdam's Jewish Corner wiped out during the war, the long-held belief that, by and large, half the Dutch population had some kind of link to the Resistance has, of late, come into question. Kuper explores this issue and looks deeper into the role of football across Europe in the years both preceding and following the War. The result is a compelling and controversial account of the War, seen through the lens of football.
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Book Title: Ajax, The Dutch, The War
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Name: Ajax, the Dutch, the War: Football in Europe During the Second World War
Language: English
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group
Item Height: 196 mm
Subject: History
Publication Year: 2011
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 252 g
Author: Simon Kuper
Subject Area: Sports
Item Width: 128 mm
Format: Paperback
