Trautmann's Journey
From Hitler Youth to FA Cup Legend
$38.42
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2011
Summary
An astounding story of war and football - the first biography of Manchester City goalkeeper and former Hitler Youth star Bert Trautmann
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How did one man go from Nazi Youth indoctrination to English footballing icon?
Bert Trautmann is a football legend. He is famed as the Manchester City goalkeeper who broke his neck in the 1956 FA Cup final and played on. But his early life was no less extraordinary. He grew up in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780224082891 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0224082892 |
| Author: | Catrine Clay |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Yellow Jersey Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2011 |
| Weight: | 259g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
Utterly compelling
A truly remarkable story, uncovered with immense skill by Catrine Clay * Miranda Seymour, Telegraph *An extraordinary story * Mail on Sunday *Britain’s best-loved German … it’s a remarkable story * Daily Mail *[A] brilliant new biography * Observer *Utterly compelling * Independent on Sunday *A gripping story * Sunday Times *It’s the story of Trautmann the man rather than the footballer that makes Catrine Clay’s biography so extraordinary…enthralling and uplifting. – Simon Shaw * Mail on Sunday *
About The Author
Catrine Clay
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. She is married with three children, and lives in London.
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