{"product_id":"munichs-by-david-peace-9780571381173","title":"Munichs","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes, Independent, Financial Times,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Damned Utd\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRed or Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, an extraordinary novel about Britain, sport, and our collective past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFebruary 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMunichs\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47647702581484,"sku":"9780571381173","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1d76ebbf30bf8e60a4bc2b8c67ca9ee5.jpg?v=1779232601","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/munichs-by-david-peace-9780571381173","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}