Lost in France : the remarkable life and death of Leigh Roose, football's first superstar /
by Vignes, Spencer.
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BookPublisher: Worthing, Sussex : Pitch, 2016Description: 192 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781785311604 (pbk.) :; 1785311603 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 920 ROOSubject(s): Roose, Leigh Richmond, 1877-1916 | Soccer players -- Wales -- Biography | Soldiers -- Wales -- Biography | World War, 1914-1918 -- France | Biography | BiographySummary: In 1914 one of Britain's most famous sportsmen went off to play his part in the First World War. Like millions of others, he would die. Unlike millions of others, nobody knew how or where. Until now. 'Lost in France' is the true story of Leigh Roose: playboy, scholar, soldier and the finest goalkeeper of his generation. It's also the tale of how one man became caught up in a global catastrophe - one that would cost him his life, his identity and his rightful place as one of football's all-time legends.
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Includes bibliographical references.
In 1914 one of Britain's most famous sportsmen went off to play his part in the First World War. Like millions of others, he would die. Unlike millions of others, nobody knew how or where. Until now. 'Lost in France' is the true story of Leigh Roose: playboy, scholar, soldier and the finest goalkeeper of his generation. It's also the tale of how one man became caught up in a global catastrophe - one that would cost him his life, his identity and his rightful place as one of football's all-time legends.
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