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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. I dont generally read many cricket books, although I love the game, because I find much modern cricket writing fairly pedestrian. It often seems to be the product of sports journalists who dont have any special attachment to the game. Certainly I have seen nothing in recent years to match some of the lovely work of past legends like Neville Cardus, or even some of the writing in old editions of Wisden. This book is a rare exception. It actually manages to capture the feel of cricket in the post-war era. Its a gripping read, with its key protagonists, the incomparable Bradman, here cast almost as the villain, driven, flint-hard, abrasive, determined to crush a war-torn and weary England into the dust, and the charismatic Keith Miller, handsome, debonair, fighter-pilot hero, possessed of great sympathy for the plight of an England still broken from the war, with many of its best players either dead, wounded or still traumatised from war service. Much is made of the contrast in attitudes between those like Bradman who had not seen active service and those like Miller, who had fought. This essential conflict works it way out through the context of Australia's greatest ever Ashes performance, going through an entire tour undefeated for the first and only time. It makes for enthralling reading, with every key moment, every key delivery and stroke captured in excellent prose. Its quite simply one of the best pieces of cricket writing I've read in many years. A must-read for all cricket fans. ( ) inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
Shortlisted for the 2013 Prime Minister's Literary AwardsWhen World War II ended, Bradman assembled an armyHailed as one of the greatest cricket teams of all time, the 1948 'Invincibles' are the only Australians to complete a tour of England undefeated. Their crushing victories under Bradman's captaincy wrote them into the record books, even if the Don himself, on his final tour, was left forever stranded on a Test batting average of 99.94 after his duck in the fifth Ashes match.But often forgotten are the mixed feelings about the manner in which these feats were achieved. In his absorbing account of the legendary tour, Malcolm Knox exposes the rift between players who had experienced the horrors of active duty, epitomised by the fiery but sporting RAAF pilot Keith Miller, and those who had not, such as the invalided Bradman. Knox reveals the discomfort among the fans, commentators and players - from both teams - at Bradman's single-minded tactics, on and off the field. Bradman's ruthlessness, even against the war-ravaged veterans of the county clubs, scotched hopes that after the terrible realities of the war, the game might resume in a more friendly spirit than the angry competitiveness of Bodyline.While Bradman's War celebrates the talents of the likes Ray Lindwall, Sid Barnes, Lindsay Hassett, Bill Johnston, Arthur Morris and, of course, their irrepressible captain, it also considers what value we place on entertainment and good-natured rivalry in competitive sport. When it's winner takes all, what's left for those who love the game?'Succeed[s] brilliantly, deepening and complicating a cherished Australian myth without dispelling it' - Weekend Australian'Knox has gone behind the headlines to launch a fast-paced and sometimes personal attack on a national hero . . . Bradman's War is a book that will have cricket fans talking' - Herald Sun'Poised and evocative' - The Age'The last word on a seminal chapter in Australian sporting history' - Inside Sport Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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