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The Nazi Olympics

sport, politics, and appeasement in the 1930s
2003
Examines the role the 1936 Olympic Games played in the development of Hitler's Third Reich and international sporting competition, with essays discussing the political and sporting issues surrounding the individual nations' involvement.

The Olympic factbook

a spectator's guide to the summer games
1996

The Olympic games, 1980

Moscow and Lake Placid
1980

The amateurs

1985
Recounts the story of four young men and their quest for an Olympic gold medal.

Olympic visions

images of the games through history
2012
Presents the history of the Olympic games as seen through the eyes of photographers, artists, filmmakers, and sculpters and discusses what each game brought to the world.

Champions

the making of Olympic swimmers
1988
Tells the story behind the training of four young gold-medalist swimmers.
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Inside the Olympics

2012
Examines the history of the Olympic Games and their modern revival, looks at the highlights of the global games since World War II, and discusses host countries, Olympic sports, and controversies.

The world's greatest Olympians

2012
Photographs and text profile Olympians from around the world, describing the accomplishments of Jesse Owens, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Abebe Bikila, Carl Lewis, Cathy Freeman, Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt, and others.

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