The Greater Game: Sporting Icons Who Fell in the Great War

From the athletic fields to the fields of battle—these great sportsmen gave their all and sacrificed their lives for their countries in World War I.

As the First World War swept across Europe, millions of eager and idealistic volunteers lined up to serve in what was to be the War to End All Wars. All were expected to do their duty—and those rare men who were idolized as the greatest athletes of their time were bound and determined to keep up their end. But no one could have foreseen the t...