Munich 1972 : Tragedy, Terror, and Triumph at the Olympic Games.
Title:
Munich 1972 : Tragedy, Terror, and Triumph at the Olympic Games.
Author:
Large, David Clay.
ISBN:
9780742567412
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (295 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 01. The Decision for Munich -- Chapter 02. "We Just Slid Into It": Planning and Building for Munich '72 -- Chapter 03. On the Eve of the Games -- Chapter 04. Let the Games Begin -- photospread -- Chapter 05. Invasion of the Sanctuary -- Chapter 06. Battlefield Fürstenfeldbruck -- Chapter 07. The Games Go On -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index.
Abstract:
This compelling book provides the first comprehensive history of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, notorious for abduction of Israeli Olympians by Palestinian terrorists and the hostages' tragic deaths after a botched rescue mission. Eminent historian David Clay Large explores the 1972 festival in all its ramifications, interweaving the political drama surrounding the Games with the athletic spectacle, 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. 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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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