Aussie cricketing heroes who also fought for Australia during wartime
'That's nothing. Pressure is having a Messerschmitt up your arse.'
Keith Miller, when asked if he felt under pressure while captaining the NSW cricket team.
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.
- ISBN10 0733339921
- ISBN13 9780733339929
- Publish Date 24 September 2019
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 19 December 2023
- Publish Country AU
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
- Imprint ABC Books
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 346
- Language English
- URL http://harpercollins.com.au/9780733339929