Headline

Germany Ready for Opening of 11th Olympiad Saturday

Sub-Headline
500,000 Expected to See and Hear Ceremonies. 53 Teams Seek Laurels Held by U.S.
Publication Date
Friday, July 31, 1936
Historical Event
Amateur Athletic Union Says “Yes” to Berlin Olympics
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Tags
Anti-Nazi Protest and Activism
Public Responses in America
Article Type
News Article
Newspaper
The Free Lance-Star
Location
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Page Section and Number
A-3 Sports Page
Author/Byline
Alan Gould (AP)
History Unfolded Contributor
Andrea H.
Location of Research
Central Rappahannock Regional Library

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Bibliography

Bachrach, Susan D. The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936. Boston: Little, Brown, 2000.

Committee on Fair Play in Sports. Preserve the Olympic Ideal: A Statement of the Case Against American Participation in the Olympic Games at Berlin. New York: The Committee, 1935.

Large, David Clay. Nazi Games: The Olympics of 1936. New York: W.W. Norton, 2007.

Lipstadt, Deborah E. “The Olympic Games: Germany Triumphant.” In Beyond Belief: The American Press and the Coming of the Holocaust, 1933-1945, pp. 63-85. New York: Free Press, 1986.

Mandell, Richard D. The Nazi Olympics. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1987.

Rubien, Frederick W., ed. Report of the American Olympic Committee: Games of the XIth Olympiad, Berlin, Germany, August 1-16, 1936: IVth Olympic Winter Games, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, February 6-16, 1936. New York: American Olympic Committee, 1936.

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