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Author Bachrach, Susan D., 1948-

Title The Nazi Olympics : Berlin 1936 / by Susan D. Bachrach.

Publication Info. Boston : Little, Brown, and Co., [2000]
©2000

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Location Call No. Status
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  796.48 BACHRACH    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 796.48 BACHRACH    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  796.48 BAC    Check Shelf
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 796.48 BACHRACH    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 124) and index.
Contents Prelude: Berlin is chosen to host the 1939 Olympics -- 1933-1936: Nazi Germany: Hitler comes to power -- Police state -- Nazi racism and antisemitism -- Nazification of German sport: Nazi sport -- Nazi takeover of the Olympics -- Persecution of Jewish athletes -- Boycott debate: Should the games go on? -- Support for a boycott -- African American voices -- American Jewish voices -- World voices -- Nazi Olympics: Perfect arena for the Nazi propaganda machine -- Winter games: Rehearsal for Berlin -- Remilitarization of the Rhineland -- Nazi propaganda and the summer Olympics -- Berlin: Facade of hospitality -- Opening of the games --African American successes -- Jewish athletes and the games -- Aftermath -- War and the Holocaust.
Summary Recounts the story of the Olympics held in Berlin in 1936, and how the Nazis attempted to turn the games into a propaganda tool for their cause.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR UG 10.0 3.0 39854.
Subject Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany) -- Juvenile literature.
Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)
Olympics -- Political aspects -- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN 0316070866
0316070874 paperback
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