The Nazi Olympics
By: Richard D. Mandell.
Edition: Illini Books ed.
Series: Sports and society
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
Subjects: Sports -- Germany.; National socialism and sports.; Sports and state -- Germany.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reprint. Originally published: 1st ed. New York : Macmillan, 1971. With new pref.