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- John Murray
- John Murray
Prose: non-fiction, European history, Social & cultural history, Second World War, Sports & outdoor recreation, Olympic & Paralympic games
The compelling history of the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games - a cauldron of discord that forecast the horrors of the Second World War
The 1936 Berlin Olympics brought together athletes, politicians, socialites, journalists, soldiers and artists from all over the world. But behind the scenes, they were a dress rehearsal for the horrors of the forthcoming conflict.
Hitler had secretly decided the Games would showcase Nazi prowess and the unwitting athletes became helpless pawns in his sinister political game. Berlin Games explores the machinations of a wide cast of characters, including sexually incontinent Nazis, corrupt Olympic officials, transvestite athletes and the mythic figure of Jesse Owens. By illuminating the dark, controversial recesses of the world's greatest sporting spectacle, Guy Walters throws shocking new light on the whole of Europe's troubled pre-war period.
Praise for Berlin Games: How Hitler Stole the Olympic Dream
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Masterfully crafted and genuinely frightening - Daily Express
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Gripping - Daily Telegraph
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A classic page-turner - The Times
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Convincing and intelligent - Daily Mail
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Gripping, ingenious ... compelling ... reminiscent of le Carre - Literary Review
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Thoroughly readable - The Spectator
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Extraordinary - Sunday Times
Guy Walters
Guy Walters is the author of three bestselling wartime thrillers The Traitor, The Leader and The Occupation, all of which have been published in USA, Holland, Japan and France. He co-edited The Voice for War, an anthology of Second World War memoirs. He was a journalist on The Times for eight years and regularly contributes to the Daily Mail.
Guy Walters was a journalist on The Times for eight years, travelling around the world and reporting on a wide variety of subjects. He is married to the author Annabel Venning and they have one son. He is also the co-editor of THE VOICE OF WAR, an anthology of World War Two memoirs.
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