{"product_id":"digging-deep-unearthing-the-stories-of-eleven-murdered-jewish-footballing-greats-9781837360321","title":"Digging Deep: Unearthing the Stories of Eleven Murdered Jewish Footballing Greats","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David Bolchover\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Biteback Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Biteback Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Modern - 20th Century - Holocaust\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho was the greatest Jewish footballer ever? A question to leave even the most historically literate football experts scratching their heads. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd yet, before the Holocaust, Jewish superstar players were at the heart of European football. So too were the visionary Jewish coaches reinventing tactics; the Jewish footballing pioneers who shaped the modern game; and even the elite Jewish referees trusted with the biggest matches. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDigging Deep excavates a destroyed civilisation. It reveals the untold stories of eleven Jewish football greats - icons one minute and marked for extermination the next. Setting exhilarating sporting triumphs against the gathering darkness of twentieth-century Europe, it restores these forgotten men to their rightful place in the football pantheon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than a sports book, this is a journey through the beautiful game into the savage reality of the Holocaust - tracing human sagas that speak of ambition and glory, identity and belonging, terror and murder.","brand":"Biteback Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47889448075415,"sku":"9781837360321","price":1933.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781837360321.webp?v=1781176499","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/digging-deep-unearthing-the-stories-of-eleven-murdered-jewish-footballing-greats-9781837360321","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}