{"product_id":"the-anatomy-of-england-by-jonathan-wilson-9781409118206","title":"The Anatomy of England","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving invented the game, everything that has followed for England has been something of an anti-climax. There was, of course, the golden summer of 1966, when Alf Ramsey's radicalism in unveiling his wingless wonders in a World Cup quarter-final paid dividends. And there was the great period of English dominance on the world stage, which fell roughly between 1886 and 1900, when England won 35 of their 40 internationals...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut before long, foreign teams, with their insistence on progressive \u003cem\u003etactics\u003c\/em\u003e, began to pose a few questions. Much of what followed for England constituted a series of false dawns—a thrashing of Italy in 1948, one World Cup triumph, the demolition of Holland in Euro '96—muddling through, and by and large panicking under pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Anatomy of England\u003c\/em\u003e, award-winning journalist Jonathan Wilson seeks to place these bright spots in the context of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599032762604,"sku":"9781409118206","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781409118206-the-anatomy-of-england.jpg?v=1777971756","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-anatomy-of-england-by-jonathan-wilson-9781409118206","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}