Connor Jeff Knihy

Eight Manchester United players died at Munich airport on February 6, 1958. A catastrophe with repercussions which linger to this day. Jeff Connor draws a dark portrait of a club that grew rich on the myth of Munich, while detailing the human tragedy.

The untimely death of Dougal Haston in 1977 robbed climbing of one of its most charismatic, controversial and enigmatic figures. A man of extremes, who managed to combine a rock star's lifestyle with a career at the cutting edge of world mountaineering, Haston remains a cult figure whose deeds have inspired generations of climbers world-wide.