A passion for victory : the story of the Olympics in ancient and early modern times /

A history of the Olympic Games, starting with their inception in Ancient Greece and leading up to the 1936 games in Nazi Berlin.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bobrick, Benson, 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2012]
Edition:1st ed.
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Description
Summary:A history of the Olympic Games, starting with their inception in Ancient Greece and leading up to the 1936 games in Nazi Berlin.
Item Description:"A Borzoi book."
Physical Description:xvi, 143 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [133]-136) and index.
ISBN:9780375868696 (hbk.)
0375868690 (hbk.)
9780375968693 (glb)
0375968695 (glb)