Berlin 1936 : sixteen days in August
Hilmes, Oliver2019
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This short text takes us through the sixteen days in August 1936 when the Olympic Games were staged in Berlin. With a chapter dedicated to each day, it describes the events in the German capital through the eyes of a select cast of characters - Nazi leaders and foreign diplomats, athletes and journalists, writers and actors, nightclub owners and socialites.
Main title:
Berlin 1936 : sixteen days in August / Oliver Hilmes ; translated from the German by Jefferson Chase.
Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2019.London : Vintage, 2019.
Collation:
310 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
This translation originally published: London: The Bodley Head, 2018.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781784705428 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796.48
Language:
EnglishGerman
BRN:
2160383