Title: The Olympics and the Cold War, 1948-1968
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"--
Subjects: History, Olympics, Foreign relations, Nationalism and sports, Cold war, United states, foreign relations, soviet union, Soviet union, foreign relations, united states, Political aspects
Places: United States, Soviet Union
Time periods: 20th century