Berlin Games : how the Nazis stole the Olympic dream
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Published
New York : William Morrow, ©2006.
Format
Book
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
ISBN
0060874120, 9780060874124
Physical Desc
xiv, 368 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Newberry Branch - Adult Non-Fiction | 796.48 WAL 2006 | Reshelving |
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Published
New York : William Morrow, ©2006.
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
ISBN
0060874120, 9780060874124
UPC
9780060874124
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-344) and index.
Description
"Berlin Games. In 1936, Adolf Hitler welcomed the world to Berlin to attend the Olympic Games. Visitors from all over the globe came to see not only a magnificent sporting event, but also a showcase for the newly rebuilt Germany. No effort was spared to present the Third Reich as the world's newest power. Swastikas fluttered next to the Olympic rings from the balconies of freshly painted buildings. Butter was hoarded weeks in advance in order to convince visitors that there were no shortages. There was even a pause in the implementation of anti-Semitic measures. But beneath the surface, the Games of the Eleventh Olympiad of the Modern Era came to act as a crucible for the dark political forces that were gathering to threaten the world. The 1936 Olympics were nothing less than the most political sporting event of the last century. Far from being a mere meeting of sportsmen and -women, it was an epic clash between proponents of barbarism and those of civilization, both of whom tried to use the Games to promote their own values. Berlin Games is the complete history of those fateful two weeks in August that would foreshadow the bloody conflict soon to come."
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Walters, G. (2006). Berlin Games: how the Nazis stole the Olympic dream (1st U.S. ed.). William Morrow.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Walters, Guy. 2006. Berlin Games: How the Nazis Stole the Olympic Dream. William Morrow.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Walters, Guy. Berlin Games: How the Nazis Stole the Olympic Dream William Morrow, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Walters, Guy. Berlin Games: How the Nazis Stole the Olympic Dream 1st U.S. ed., William Morrow, 2006.
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