Cold War Olympics: A New Battlefront in Psychological Warfare, 1948-1956

by Harry Blutstein

The political tension of the Cold War bled into the Olympic Games when each side engaged in psychological warfare, exploiting sport for political ends. In Helsinki, the Soviet Union nearly overtook the United States in the medal count. Caught off guard, the U.S. hastened to respond, certain that the Soviets would use a victory at the next Olympics to broadcast their superiority over the Western world.

Following the 1956 suppression of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476686874
• ISBN13: 9781476686875
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up