Nazi games : the Olympics of 1936 / David Clay Large.
Nazi games : the Olympics of 1936 / David Clay Large.
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New York : W.W. Norton, c2007.
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N796.48/362
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English
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Physical content
xiii, 401 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction : a bridge to the ancient Greeks? -- I. "Faster, higher, stronger" : the modern Olympics from Athens to Amsterdam -- II. Enter the Nazis -- III. Boycott Berlin! -- IV. The Winter Games -- V. On to Berlin -- VI. "Holy flame, burn" : the ceremonial games -- VII. "Darktown parade" : track...
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Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton, c2007.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2007.
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"The torch relay - that staple of Olympic pageantry - first opened the summer games in 1936 in Berlin. Proposed by the Nazi Propaganda Ministry, the relay was to carry the symbolism of a new Germany across its route through southeastern and central Europe. Soon after the Wehrmacht would march in jackboots over the same terrain." "The Olympic festiv...
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Nazi games : the Olympics of 1936 / David Clay Large.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-377) and index.
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N796.48/362
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74VKRPLR8ZGA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRPLR8ZGA
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ISBN
9780393058840 (hardcover)
0393058840 (hardcover)
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796.48
MMS ID
991023035669702626
