312 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Saturday, 1 August 1936 -- Sunday, 2 August 1936 -- Monday, 3 August 1936 -- Tuesday, 4 August 1936 -- Wednesday, 5 August 1936 -- Thursday, 6 August 1936 -- Friday, 7 August 1936 -- Saturday, 8 August 1936 -- Sunday, 9 August 1936 -- Monday, 10 August 1936 -- Tuesday, 11 August 1936 -- Wednesday, 12 August 1936 -- Thursday, 13 August 1936 -- Friday, 14 August 1936 -- Saturday, 15 August 1936 -- Sunday, 16 August 1936 -- What became of ...?

Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-297) and index.

Originally published: Munich : Siedler Verlag, 2016.

"Berlin 1936 takes the reader through the sixteen days of the Olympiad, describing the events in the German capital through the eyes of a select cast of characters--Nazi leaders and foreign diplomats, sportsmen and journalists, writers and socialites, nightclub owners and jazz musicians. While the events in the Olympic stadium, such as when an American tourist breaks through the security and manages to kiss Hitler, provide the focus and much of the drama, it also considers 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 fearing for his future and hoping that Germany loses on the playing field. During the games the Nazi dictatorship was in many ways put on hold, and Berlin 1936 offers a last glimpse of the vibrant and diverse life in the German capital in the 1920s and 30s that the Nazis wanted to destroy."--Publisher's description.

Translated from the German.

Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)

Olympic Games.

Berlin (Germany) -- History -- 1918-1945.

Olympics -- Political aspects -- Germany.

National socialism and sports.

HISTORY -- Europe -- Germany.

HISTORY -- Modern -- 20th Century.

SPORTS & RECREATION -- Olympics & Paralympics.

National socialism and sports.

Olympics -- Political aspects.

Germany.

Germany -- Berlin.

Olympics -- Political aspect -- Germany.

History.

History.

1918-1945

Chase, Jefferson S., translator.

Berlin 1936. English