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Berlin 1936 : sixteen days in August / Oliver Hilmes ; translated from the German by Jefferson Chase.

Van Pelt Library GV722 1936 .H5413 2018
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hilmes, Oliver, author.
Contributor:
Chase, Jefferson S., translator.
Standardized Title:
Berlin 1936. English
Language:
English
German
Subjects (All):
Olympic Games--(11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany).
Olympic Games.
Olympics--Political aspects.
Berlin (Germany)--History--1918-1945.
Berlin (Germany).
Olympics--Political aspects--Germany.
Olympics.
National socialism and sports.
Germany.
Germany--Berlin.
Olympics--Political aspect--Germany.
Local Subjects:
Olympics--Political aspect--Germany.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
312 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Place of Publication:
New York : Other Press, 2018.
Summary:
During the games the Nazi dictatorship was in many ways put on hold, and Berlin 1936 offers a last glimpse of the vibrant and diverse life in the German capital in the 1920s and 30s that the Nazis wanted to destroy.
Contents:
Saturday, 1 August 1936
Sunday, 2 August 1936
Monday, 3 August 1936
Tuesday, 4 August 1936
Wednesday, 5 August 1936
Thursday, 6 August 1936
Friday, 7 August 1936
Saturday, 8 August 1936
Sunday, 9 August 1936
Monday, 10 August 1936
Tuesday, 11 August 1936
Wednesday, 12 August 1936
Thursday, 13 August 1936
Friday, 14 August 1936
Saturday, 15 August 1936
Sunday, 16 August 1936
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Notes:
"Originally published in German as Berlin 1936: Sechzehn Tage im August"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-297) and index.
ISBN:
9781590519295
1590519299
OCLC:
986864077

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