Munichs

David Peace

February 6, 1958, British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on take-off at Munich Airport. On board were the young Manchester United team, 'the Busby Babes', and the journalists who followed them. Twenty-one of the passengers died instantly, four were left fighting for their lives while six more were critically injured. Twenty-four hours later, Jimmy Murphy, the assistant manager of Manchester United, faced the press at the Rechts der Isar Hospital: 'What of the future, you ask? It will be a long, hard struggle. It took Matt Busby, Bert Whalley and myself twelve years to produce the 1958 Red Devils. It was long, hard, tiring work, but we succeeded. At the moment, I am so confused, so tired and so sad, I cannot think clearly, but what I do know is that the Red Devils will rise again.' 'Munichs' is the story of how Manchester United rose again.

Author(s): Peace, David
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 27/02/2025
Pagination: 464 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Published By: Faber & Faber
Book Classification: Fiction: general & literary|"Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss"|Sports fiction
Dimensions: 198x129
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ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780571381173