August 18, 2021
Sprinting Through No-Man's Land: Endurance, Tragedy, and Rebirth in the 1919 Tour de France by Adin Dobkin
In 1919, close to 70 soldiers-turned-cyclists gathered to hold the Tour de France, which had been suspended for four years because of World War I. They rode down the west coast of France and along the country's borders, through much of what was no-man's land during the war. Their persistence helped reunite a country torn apart by war.
This should have been a lot more interesting than it actually was. I enjoy narrative nonfiction, but the writing was really dry and boring, and I ended up skimming the last half. Too bad, because it could have been an exciting book.
No Man's Land - World War I
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an eARC.
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