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Hitler's Olympics - The 1936 Berlin Olympic Games (Hardcover)
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Hitler's Olympics - The 1936 Berlin Olympic Games (Hardcover)
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"I'm afraid the Nazis have succeeded with their propaganda." -
William Shirer's diary, August 16, 1936. The Berlin Olympic Games,
which remain the most controversial ever held, have their 70th
anniversary in August 2006. "Hitler's Olympics" creates a vivid
account of the disputes, the personalities and the events which
made these Games so memorable. Ironically, the choice of Germany as
the host nation for the 1936 Olympics was intended to signal its
return to the world community after defeat in World War I. In
actuality, Hitler intended the Berlin Games to be an advertisement
for Germany as he was creating it, and they became one of the
largest propaganda exercises in history. Two Germans Jews competed
in the Games while the most memorable achievement was that of black
American Jesse Owens, who won four gold medals. Ultimately,
however, Germany was the overall biggest medal winner. The popular
success of Owens allowed the Nazis to claim that their policies had
no racial element and charges of anti-semitism which did arise were
levelled at the Americans. In this stunning and important book,
Christopher Hilton uses newspapers, diaries and interviews to
recreate the unique atmosphere during the XIth Olympiad.
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