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Stephen Cooper
Award-winning author STEPHEN COOPER was born in Birmingham, England. After Cambridge University, he was a MadMan in New York, London and Toronto; he first began writing as a travel journalist. His ...view moreAward-winning author STEPHEN COOPER was born in Birmingham, England. After Cambridge University, he was a MadMan in New York, London and Toronto; he first began writing as a travel journalist. His grandfather fought at the Somme, but refused to tell the tale and so inspired a lifelong fascination for The Great War. After playing and coaching rugby for longer than he can remember, his first book therefore combined two of his many passions.
Praised by commentators as diverse as Fergal Keane, Sir Anthony Seldon and Jason Leonard, it won Rugby Book of the Year at the 2013 Times British Sports Book Awards, featured in BBC TV's World War One At Home and has been optioned for West End theatre. A regular speaker, Stephen lives in Suffolk. A second book was published in August 2015: After The Final Whistle: The First Rugby World Cup and the First World War. He is now at work on a first novel, Pear-shaped.view less
Books by Stephen Cooper
Agincourt: Myth and Reality, 1415–2015 Sir John Hawkwood: Chivalry and the Art of War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Real Falstaff: Sir John Fastolf and the Hundred Years War Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Wentworth Woodhouse: The House, the Estate and the Family Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAt Work with Norman Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Final Whistle: The Great War in Fifteen Players Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAfter the Final Whistle: The First Rugby World Cup and the First World War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5