Munich 1972
tragedy, terror, and triumph at the Olympic Games
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Author
Publication
2012 - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, Maryland
Language
English
Word Count
98,500 words, Guess
Page Count
394 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archivemunich1972traged0000larg
- ISBN-139780742567399
- ISBN-139780742567412
- ISBN-100742567397
- ISBN-100742567419
and 5 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2011036165
- OCLC Control Number742512333
- Better World Books9780742567399
- Better World Books9780742567412
- Open LibraryOL25018946M
Classifications
- DDC364.152/30943364
- LCCHV6433.G32 L37 2012
- LCCHV6433.G32L37 2012
Description
"Set against the backdrop of the turbulent late 1960s and early 1970s, this compelling book offers the first comprehensive narrative history of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, notorious for the hostage taking by Palestinian terrorists of Jewish athletes and their tragic deaths after a botched rescue mission by German police. Drawing on a wealth of contemporaneous sources, including recently opened files in the German and Olympic archives, eminent historian David Clay Large offers a comprehensive exploration of the 1972 festival. He interweaves the political drama surrounding the Games with the athletic spectacle in the arena of play, itself hardly free of political controversy. Writing with flair and an eye for telling detail, Large brings to life the stories of the indelible characters who epitomized the Games, ranging from the city itself to the visionaries who brought the Games to Munich against all odds to the athletes, obscure and famous alike. With the Olympic movement in constant danger of terrorist disruption, and with the fortieth anniversary of the 1972 tragedy upon us in 2012, the Munich story is more timely than ever"--Provided by publisher
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