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The Nazi Olympics (Sport and Society) [Paperback]

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Paperback: 360 pages
Publisher: University of Illinois Press (January 1, 1987)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0252013255
ISBN-13: 978-0252013256
Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 1 inches
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,230,275 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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As the Germans prepared for the Berlin Olympics of 1936, National Socialist sports leaders and, indeed, much of the nation succumbed to an old German temptation. Read the first page

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sporting complex, main stadium, athletic festival, ooo meters, victory ceremonies, trial heat, loo meters, ioo meters, athletic meets, amateur competition

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Olympic Games, United States, Jesse Owens, New York, Los Angeles, Carl Diem, Olympic Village, Leni Riefenstahl, Pierre de Coubertin, American Olympic Committee, Great Britain, Berlin Olympics, National Socialists, Adolf Hitler, Avery Brundage, German Olympic Committee, Helene Mayer, Library of Congress, Helen Stephens, Joe Louis, Kitei Son, Nazi Olympics, Theodor Lewald, Joseph Goebbels, Max Schmeling

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