Gordon Milne – författare

Shankly, My Dad and Me is the fascinating story of Gordon Milne, one of Bill Shankly’s first and most important Anfield signings, who played a key part in transforming Liverpool into a footballing dynasty.Moulded by his footballing father, Gordon was a successful player, manager and administrator at home and abroad. He played with, for, worked alongside and managed some of football’s most legendary names: Finney, Moore, Mortensen, Greaves and Lineker to name a few. Capped 14 times by Sir Alf Ramsey, he narrowly missed out on selection for the World Cup-winning squad in 1966.But this book is not about games, goals or medals; for Gordon, facts and figures remain secondary. Instead, this enthralling account spans six decades of an incredible journey through the game and his encounters along the way.From Preston to Newcastle via Liverpool, Blackpool, Wigan, Coventry, Leicester, Turkey and Japan, Gordon recounts his tale with honesty, humility and humour – while remaining eternally grateful for a bout of glandular fever! With forewords by Mark Lawrenson and Gary Lineker.

Provides an account of American sea fiction, with heavy emphasis on U.S. naval activity, from its inception to the present. While pursuing a chronological pattern, the book covers the sea tales of Cooper, Melville, London, Goodrich, and Wouk; the flurry of books emerging from World War II; and the more subdued flow of the later years. This concise analysis concludes that the phenomenon of the sea and war will always fascinate both reader and writer, and that the best novels about the seagoing fighting man are shocking, fast-paced, and memorable. An intriguing text for layman with an interest in naval affairs, as well as literature and American Studies scholars and students.