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Soccer under the Swastika : stories of survival and resistance during the Holocaust / Kevin E. Simpson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simpson, Kevin E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soccer--Europe--History--20th century.
- Soccer.
- Soccer and war--Europe--History--20th century.
- Soccer and war.
- Soccer--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Occupied territories.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- National socialism and soccer.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
- Jewish soccer players--History--20th century.
- Jewish soccer players.
- Soccer players--History--20th century.
- Soccer players.
- Military occupation.
- History.
- Europe.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxix, 315 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
- Summary:
- In Soccer under the Swastika: Stones of Survival and Resistance during the Holocaust, Kevin E. Simpson reveals the surprisingly powerful role soccer played during World War II and rescues from obscurity many poignant survivor testimonies and entries from the diaries of perpetrators and wartime players. These victim accounts and rare photographs-many published for the first time in this book-contain hidden stories of soccer from nearly every Nazi concentration camp. For these prisoners, soccer was a glimmer of joy amid unrelenting hunger and torture, a show of resistance against the most heinous regime the world had ever seen. With the increasing loss of firsthand memories of the Holocaust, Soccer under the Swastika reminds us of the importance of telling these compelling stories. Thoughtfully written and meticulously researched, this book will fascinate and enlighten readers of all generations. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Illustrations
- Foreword / Simon Kuper
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Soccer under the Swastika
- War Minus the Shooting
- The Match of Death
- The Beautiful Game in the KZ
- Genius on the Danube: Requiem for Vienna's "Decadent" Football
- Football in the Polish Killing Fields: Eyewitnesses to Nazi Terror
- The Curious Story of Dutch Soccer during Nazi Occupation
- Ghetto Soccer in Liga Terezin
- After the Catastrophe
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781442261624
- 1442261625
- OCLC:
- 945028484
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