A TIMES, INDEPENDENT, FINANCIAL TIMES, AND IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARA magnificent book. MIKE ATHERTONTender, atmospheric and hopeful. iNEWSA masterpiece. IRISH TIMESElectrifying. GUARDIANFrom the author of The Damned Utd and Red or Dead, an extraordinary novel about Britain, sport and our collective past.February 6, 1958, British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on takeoff at Munich Airport. On board were the young Manchester United team, the Busby Babes, and the journalists who followed them. Twentyone of the passengers died instantly, four were left fighting for their lives while six more were critically injured.Munichs is the story of the crash and its aftermath, of those who survived and those who did not, of how Britain and football changed, and how it did not a novel of tragedy, but also of hope.Profound . . . A brilliant, brilliant book. DAVID WHITEHOUSELuminous and illuminating . . . completely gripping. ASHLEY HICKSONLOVENCEPowerful. TARIQ GODDARDReaders loved MunichsA brilliant read that provokes so many emotions. Superbly captured the grief of a city and indeed a nation. A phenomenal read. Its for everyone regardless of football allegiances totally brilliant! A gripping and intense from beginning to end, evoking a profound sense of heartbreak. Powerful and moving. Astonishing. The grief, the sadness, the guilt and the turmoil. Its all here. A brilliant read.

Binding: Paperback;480 pages; Publisher: Faber and Faber Ltd; Classification: FA; Weight: 514 g; Dimensions: 200 x 130 x 30

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