Error loading page.
Try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help.
Title details for Playing the Enemy by John Carlin - Available

Playing the Enemy

Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation

by John Carlin
ebook
1 of 1 copy available
Borrow Read a sample Read a sample
1 of 1 copy available
Read the book that inspired the Academy Award and Golden Globe winning 2009 film INVICTUS featuring Morgan Freeman and Matt Daymon, directed by Clint Eastwood.
Beginning in a jail cell and ending in a rugby tournament- the true story of how the most inspiring charm offensive in history brought South Africa together. After being released from prison and winning South Africa's first free election, Nelson Mandela presided over a country still deeply divided by fifty years of apartheid. His plan was ambitious if not far-fetched: use the national rugby team, the Springboks-long an embodiment of white-supremacist rule-to embody and engage a new South Africa as they prepared to host the 1995 World Cup. The string of wins that followed not only defied the odds, but capped Mandela's miraculous effort to bring South Africans together again in a hard-won, enduring bond.

  • Creators

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 14, 2008

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

      • ISBN: 9781440634246

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781440634246
      • File size: 341 KB

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781440634246
      • File size: 438 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    Loading
    Loading

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Loading