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Munich 1972
Tragedy, Terror, and Triumph at the Olympic Games
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2012
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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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Copyright year
2012
ISBN-Print
978-0-7425-6739-9
ISBN-Online
978-0-7425-6741-2
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
372
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 14
Chapter 01. The Decision for Munich No access Pages 15 - 50
Chapter 02. “We Just Slid Into It”: Planning and Building for Munich ’72 No access Pages 51 - 92
Chapter 03. On the Eve of the Games No access Pages 93 - 140
Chapter 04. Let the Games Begin No access Pages 141 - 180
photospread No access Pages b - 192
Chapter 05. Invasion of the Sanctuary No access Pages 193 - 222
Chapter 06. Battlefield Fürstenfeldbruck No access Pages 223 - 248
Chapter 07. The Games Go On No access Pages 249 - 290
Epilogue No access Pages 291 - 318
Notes No access Pages 319 - 360
Index No access Pages 361 - 372
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