The Olympic festival was a crucial part of the Nazi regime's mobilization of power. Nazi Games offers a superb blend of history and sport. The narrative includes a stirring account of the international effort to boycott the games, derailed finally by the American Olympic Committee and the determination of its head, Avery Brundage, to participate. Nazi Games also recounts the dazzling athletic feats of these Olympics, including Jesse Owens's four gold-medal performances and the marathon victory of Korean runner Kitei Son, the Rising Sun of imperial Japan on his bib.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 04/01/2007
ISBN: 9780393058840
Pages: 401
Weight: 1.62lbs
Size: 9.52h x 6.44w x 1.32d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2007 pg. 158
Library Journal 04/01/2007 pg. 97
Booklist 04/15/2007 pg. 19
New York Times 07/08/2007 pg. 20