Book 1 Mar 1971

The Nazi Olympics,

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Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
Published: 1 March 1971

National socialism and sports
Olympic Games
Sports
Sports and state
Olympics
Sports, germany
Aspect politique
Nationalsozialismus

This book is an expose of one of the most bizarre festivals in sport history. It provides portraits of key figures including Adolf Hitler, Jesse Owens, Leni Riefenstahl, Helen Stephens, Kee Chung Sohn, and Avery Brundage. It also conveys the charade that reinforced and mobilized the hysterical patriotism of the German masses.