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In the news: Ghosts of Olympics past

Posted on June 15, 2012 by secondbysecond

With this year’s London Olympics fast approaching, the topic of previous Olympic Games has garnered much attention in UK newspapers. An article in yesterday’s Guardian by Alex von Tunzelmann focussed on the Berlin Olympics of 1936 and the movie Olympia, … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 29 April–5 May 1940: Let the games NOT begin

Posted on May 2, 2012 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, on 1 May 1940, the Olympic Games that were originally scheduled to be held that fall in Tokyo were officially cancelled by the International Olympic Committee. They would not resume until 1948. In stalag XIII-A, … Continue reading →

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