The Olympics and the Cold War, 1948-1968
Subtitle: sport as battleground in the U.S.-Soviet rivalry
By: Erin Elizabeth Redihan
Publisher: McFarland; McFarland & Company
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781476667881
Subjects: History; Olympics; Foreign relations; Nationalism and sports
Description: "Early in the Cold War, when all U.S.-Soviet interactions were treated as potential matters of life and death, each side tried to manipulate the International Olympic Committee. This book looks at six consecutive Olympiads to show how high the stakes became once the Soviets began competing in 1952, threatening America's athletic supremacy"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.