Bradman's War: How the 1948 Invincibles Turned the Cricket Pitch Into a Battle FieldShortlisted for the 2013 Prime Minister's Literary Awards The Australian and English Test cricketers who fought and survived together in WWII came home planning to resume the Ashes in a new spirit of friendship. The 1948 'Invincibles' - the only Australians to complete a tour of England undefeated - stormed the record books, even if Bradman's final innings left him forever stranded on a Test batting average of 99.94. In his absorbing account, Malcolm Knox exposes the mixed feelings among the fans, commentators and players - from both teams - about the manner in which their feats were achieved. At its heart was a rift between players who had experienced the horrors of active duty, epitomised by the fiery RAAF pilot Keith Miller, and those who had not, such as the invalided Bradman. '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 Waris 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 |
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Bradman's War: How the 1948 Invincibles Turned the Cricket Pitch Into a ... Malcolm Knox No preview available - 2012 |