Munich 1972: Tragedy, Terror, and Triumph at the Olympic Games

by David Clay Large

Book Overview

Set against the backdrop of the turbulent late 1960s and early 1970s, this compelling book provides the first comprehensive history of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, notorious for the abduction of Israeli Olympians by Palestinian terrorists and the hostages' tragic deaths after a botched rescue mission by the German police. Drawing on a wealth of newly available sources from the time, eminent historian David Clay Large explores the 1972 festival in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742567397
• ISBN13: 9780742567399
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"