Games of deception : the true story of the first U.S. Olympic basketball team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany
Maraniss, Andrew2021
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On a scorching hot day in July 1936, thousands of people cheered as the U.S. Olympic teams boarded the S.S. Manhattan, bound for Berlin. Among the athletes were the 14 players representing the first-ever U.S. Olympic basketball team. As thousands of supporters waved American flags on the docks, it was easy to miss the one courageous man holding a 'BOYCOTT NAZI GERMANY' sign. But it was too late for a boycott now; the ship had already left the harbour. 1936 was a turbulent time in world history. Adolf Hitler had gained power in Germany three years earlier. Jewish people and political opponents of the Nazis were the targets of vicious mistreatment, yet were unaware of the horrors that awaited them in the coming years. But the Olympians on board the S.S. Manhattan and other international visitors wouldn't see any signs of trouble in Berlin.
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Author:
Maraniss, Andrew, author
Imprint:
New York : Penguin, 2021.
Collation:
256 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Audience:
Adolescent.
ISBN:
9780525514657 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796.480943
Language:
English
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BRN:
2878949