Munich 1972
Tragedy, Terror, and Triumph at the Olympic Games
1. Auflage
Erschienen am 16. April 2012
396 Seiten
979-8-7651-7583-5 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Set against the backdrop of the turbulent late 1960s and early 1970s, this compelling book provides the first comprehensive history of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, notorious for the abduction of Israeli Olympians by Palestinian terrorists and the hostages' tragic deaths after a botched rescue mission by the German police. Drawing on a wealth of newly available sources from the time, eminent historian David Clay Large explores the 1972 festival in all its ramifications. He interweaves the political drama surrounding the Games with the athletic spectacle in the arena of play, itself hardly free of controversy. Writing with flair and an eye for telling detail, Large brings to life the stories of the indelible characters who epitomized the Games. Key figures range from the city itself, the visionaries who brought the Games to Munich against all odds, and of course to the athletes themselves, 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.
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Auflage
1. Auflage
Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
USA
Verlagsgruppe
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
Illustrationen
25 b/w photos
ISBN-13
979-8-7651-7583-5 (9798765175835)
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Buch
04/2012
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
28,00 €
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Person
David Clay Large is professor of history at Montana State University. He has also taught at Berkeley, Smith College, and Yale University. He is the author of several acclaimed histories, including Nazi Games: The Olympics of 1936, Where Ghosts Walked: Munich's Road to the Third Reich, and Berlin. An avid athlete, Large, when not writing, teaching, or parenting (he has a nine-year-old daughter), can often be found running the roads of Bozeman, Montana, and San Francisco, California, the two places he calls home.
Inhalt
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Decision for Munich
Chapter 2: "We Just Slid Into It": Planning and Building for Munich '72
Chapter 3: On the Eve of the Games
Chapter 4: Let the Games Begin
Chapter 5: Invasion of the Sanctuary
Chapter 6: Battlefield Fürstenfeldbruck
Chapter 7: The Games Go On
Epilogue
Chapter 1: The Decision for Munich
Chapter 2: "We Just Slid Into It": Planning and Building for Munich '72
Chapter 3: On the Eve of the Games
Chapter 4: Let the Games Begin
Chapter 5: Invasion of the Sanctuary
Chapter 6: Battlefield Fürstenfeldbruck
Chapter 7: The Games Go On
Epilogue
