Description
| Product ID: | 9781801506977 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Batmaker of Copenhagen |
| Subtitle: | The Story of Cricket's Second World War Hero |
| Authors: | Author: Tim Brooks |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, European history, History, Second World War, History of sport, Cricket, European history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Second World War, History of sport, Cricket, Denmark, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The Batmaker is the unique story of a cricketing hero who risks his life to save the sport he loves. Defying the Gestapo and risking his life to keep cricket alive, Frederick Hanson embarks on a quest to find willow. Based on a true story, it combines an espionage thriller and a tribute to the passion that cricket inspires in us all. The Batmaker of Copenhagen is the inspiring story of a cricketing hero who defied the German occupation to keep cricket alive throughout the Nazi occupation of Denmark during the Second World War. With Copenhagen under the iron grip of the Gestapo, and German U-boats preventing any supplies coming in from England, a humble cricket scorer sets out on an improbable and dangerous quest to find willow and produce his own cricket bats. Scouring the length and breadth of the country, hounded by Gestapo spies, and risking everything for the game he loves, the ''Batmaker'' undertakes his mission under the very noses of the city''s oppressors. His nemesis, a Gestapo chief by the name of ''Lucifer'', begins a quest of his own to crush the resistance in a battle of wills that shapes the course of the war. Based on a true story, this uplifting tale of passion and patriotism brings cricket and espionage together in a unique and gripping thriller. |
| Imprint Name: | Pitch Publishing Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Pitch Publishing Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-04-01 |