Bøker av Tony Matthews

In July 1938 the United States, Great Britain and thirty other countries participated in a vital conference at Ã0/00vian-les-Bains, France, to discuss the persecution and possible emigration of the European Jews, specifically those caught under the anvil of Nazi atrocities. However, most of those nations rejected the pleas then being made by the Je

This book comes from the deep shadows of a tragic past to reveal the terrible truth of a secretive war that was responsible for the deaths of unimaginable numbers of innocent people.

What could induce a young pilot to walk out onto the wing of his burning aircraft at 13,000 feet? Why would a plucky young woman descend into the bowels of a sinking ship knowing that she would almost certainly die there? Why did a family remain on their farm, tending crops while suffering four long years of deadly artillery shelling? How did a ...

Cyrille Regis, MBE, enjoyed a long career in football. During his playing years, he made well over 750 club and international appearances, scoring more than 200 goals, including 159 in 614 League appearances. Cyrille won the FA Cup with Coventry in 1987 and represented England five times at senior international level. In this fascinating new book, author Tony Matthews tells the story of Cyrille's long and successful career through 50 important games - although he admits that he could easily have chosen 100!The book covers Cyrille's life in full, from his early days in the Caribbean, through his school years, playing at non-League level before entering the world of professional football and gaining England recognition. It also tells how Cyrille came close to an early death in a car crash in Spain and how he went on to become a soccer coach and a players' agent, receiving an MBE in 2008. With forewords by Cyrille's former manager, Ron Atkinson, and professional footballers, Darren Moore and Derek Statham, as well as a host of other tributes, this is a book no football fan will want to miss.

AFC Bournemouth Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about the Cherries, from irresistible anecdotes to the most mindblowing stats and facts. A brilliantly researched collection of trivia, essential for any fan who holds the riches of the club's history close to their heart.

Huddersfield Town Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about the club, from irresistible anecdotes to the most mindblowing stats and facts. A brilliantly researched collection of trivia, essential for any Terriers fan who holds the riches of blue-and-white history close to their heart.

The Birmingham City Miscellany - a book on the Blues like no other, packed with facts, stats, trivia, stories and legend. Rivalry with Villa, favourite managers, quotes ranging from the profound to the downright bizarre and cult heroes from yesteryear - a book no true Birmingham City fan should be without.

In one of the most individual and irreverent collections of footballing facts ever produced, Tony Matthews has unearthed tales of the unexpected that will delight footy fans everywhere