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Lädt ... Cricketers at War: Cricket Heroes Who also Fought for Australia in Battlevon Greg Growden
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Numerous heroes of Australian cricket have also proved themselves on the battlefield, from Gallipoli to Vietnam and beyond. Among them are some of Australia's most illustrious cricketing names: Donald Bradman, Keith Miller, Keith Carmody, Jack Fingleton and, in more recent years, Doug Walters. In this sport/history page-turner, veteran sports journalist Greg Growden tells their extraordinary stories of bravery, hardship, courage and human endeavour. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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However, while we get a lot on Bradman, who spent most of WII as an invalid, with comparatively little on first-class cricketers who spent the war fighting overseas, including, for example, South Australian Bruce Bowley who was captured during the Fall of Singapore and spent years in Changi Prison, but sadly doesn't rate a mention.
Otherwise, beyond learning that apparently no Australian cricketers served in the Korean War, there is a good section on Australia's only living Test cricketer who fought in a warzone; Tony Dell, whose life post-cricketing career has not been a happy one but who at least seems to be on a better wicket now. ( )