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Set against the background of the turbulent late 1960s and early 1970s, this compelling audiobook supplies the first comprehensive background of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, notorious for the abduction of Israeli Olympians by Palestinian terrorists and the hostages' tragic deaths following a botched rescue mission by the German police. Drawing on a wealth of recently available resources from the time, eminent historian David Clay Large explores the 1972 celebration in every its ramifications. He interweaves the politics drama encircling the Games with the athletic spectacle in the world of play, itself rarely free of controversy. Writing with flair and an attention for telling details, Large brings alive the reviews of the indelible character types who epitomized the Games. Key figures range between the town itself, the visionaries who brought the Games to Munich against all probabilities, and undoubtedly to the sports athletes themselves, obscure and famous equally. While using Olympic motion in constant danger of terrorist disruption, and with the fortieth wedding anniversary of the 1972 tragedy upon us in 2012, the Munich tale is more timely than ever.
