Indomitables

Martin Whitcombe is the grandson of Frank Whitcombe, one the Indomitables, and who also enjoyed a successful rugby (union) career with Leicester Tigers, and England B. Huw Richards is a journalist and historian. Formerly rugby correspondent of the Financial Times and cricket correspondent of the International Herald Tribune, he teaches sports history at St Mary's University, Twickenham.

• Forewords Pat Devery & Billy BostonPreface Eric Grothe Introduction 1. The Ashes Tradition2. League Goes To War3. A Kind of Normality4. Trials and Tribulations5. Selection and Departure6. Becoming Indomitable7. Crossing the Continent8. Australia in 19469. Sydney Celebrities10. Opening Shots11. A Bruising Build-Up12. The First Test13. On to Queensland14. The Second Test15. Bulimba Trilogy16. The Third Test17. New Zealand in 194618. West Coast Blues19. Rebuilding Maori Rugby20. The New Zealand Test21. The Long Way Home22. Aftermath23. Afterlife I: The Indomitables24. Afterlife II: Kangaroos & Kiwis25. ConclusionResults and StatisticsJoe Egan's Tour DiaryIndex

'What a tour. What a story. Great rugby players and tough, tough men.' Martin Johnson; 'The Indomitables were an example to all of us and set the standards for everyone who followed them.' Billy Boston; 'Australians admire the best in sport, and The Indomitables showed they were the very best.' Pat Devery; 'The 1946 Indomitables Tour was the stuff of legend, and this brilliant book brings the tour to life in a way that's never been done before. Sports history at its very best.' Jim Mills; 'If you want to know why I and so many other league players wanted, more than anything, to be selected for an Ashes tour - then read this book. It's a sensational story of the greatest team that created the tradition we were all so proud to be part of.' Andy Gregory