Cold War Games

Cold War Games
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Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 176040568X
ISBN-13 : 9781760405687
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Book Synopsis Cold War Games by : Harry Blutstein

Download or read book Cold War Games written by Harry Blutstein and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games have become known as the 'friendly games', but East-West rivalry ensured that they were anything but friendly. From the bloody semi-final water polo match between the USSR and Hungary, to the athletes who defected to the West, sport and politics collided during the Cold War.


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