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Olympia-Tonbuch. Das Erlebnis der XI. Olympischen Spiele in Wort, Bild und Ton by [OLYMPICS] MULLER, Paul
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Berlin: Bernard & Graefe, 1936. First edition. Book and three vinyl discs. Book; Quarto. 195, [12], [1, blank] pp. With photographic illustrations of the athletes in action on every recto (and some versos). At times there will be a printed prompt at the bottom of the page indicating on which record the contest can be gear. Discs; three 78 rpm records, each in its own printed sleeve. The book and records are housed is a printed orange portfolio with blue lettering. Some sunning to top of portfolio but book and record both in very good condition. Jesse Owens can be found on p. 51. This publication is remarkable for its lack of any Nazi presence. "For two weeks in August 1936, Adolf Hitler's Nazi dictatorship camouflaged its racist, militaristic character while hosting the Summer Olympics. Minimizing its antisemitic agenda and plans for territorial expansion, the regime exploited the Games to impress many foreign spectators and journalists with an image of a peaceful, tolerant Germany. Having rejected a proposed boycott of the 1936 Olympics, the United States and other western democracies missed the opportunity to take a stand that contemporary observers claimed might have restrained Hitler and bolstered international resistance to Nazi tyranny. After the Olympics, Germany's expansionism and the persecution of Jews and other "enemies of the state" accelerated, culminating in World War II and the Holocaust" (USHMH).
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