{"product_id":"9781784705428-berlin-1936","title":"Berlin 1936","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSixteen Days in August\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE\u003ci\u003e TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e SPORTS BOOK AWARD FOR GENERAL OUTSTANDING SPORTS WRITING \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA captivating account of the Nazi Olympics – told through the voices and stories of those who were there.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compelling, suspenseful and beautifully done' Anna Funder, author of \u003ci\u003eSTASILAND\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor sixteen days in the summer of 1936, the world’s attention turned to the German capital as it hosted the Olympic Games. \u003cbr\u003eSeen through the eyes of a cast of characters – Nazi leaders and foreign diplomats, athletes and journalists, nightclub owners and jazz musicians – Berlin 1936 plunges us into the high tension of this unfolding scene.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlongside the drama in the Olympic Stadium – from the triumph of Jesse Owens to the scandal when an American tourist breaks through the security and manages to kiss Hitler – Oliver Hilmes takes us behind the scenes and into the lives of ordinary Berliners: the woman with a dark secret who steps in front of a train, the transsexual waiting for the Gestapo’s knock on the door, and the Jewish boy hoping that Germany may lose in the sporting arena. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the sporting events the dictatorship was partially put on hold; here then, is a last glimpse of the vibrant and diverse life in Berlin in the 1920s and 30s that the Nazis aimed to destroy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                                                                                                                                                            \u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451581247862,"sku":"9781784705428","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34961101.jpg?v=1760463094","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781784705428-berlin-1936","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}