{"product_id":"cold-war-olympics-9781476686875","title":"Cold War Olympics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Following the 1956 suppression of the Hungarian uprising, a Soviet athlete struck a Hungarian opponent in the Melbourne water polo semifinals, turning the pool red. The United States covertly encouraged Eastern Bloc athletes to defect, communist Chinese agents nearly succeeded in goading the Taiwanese government into withdrawing from the games, and a forbidden romance between an American and Czech athlete resulted in a politically complex marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This history describes those stories and more that resulted from the complicated relationship between Cold War politic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eAuthor's Note\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Let the Cold War Olympics Commence\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Red Road to Olympus\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Dress Rehearsal\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Sotto Voce\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Stumbling Toward Melbourne\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Sport, Art and Opera\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Long Journey from the Night\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Should the Show Go On?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Operation Griffin\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Games Within the Games\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. Nina Vanishes\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. The Making of an Olympic Hero\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13. The Lovers Who Came in from the Cold\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14. Sport über Alles?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15. Blood in the Water\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16. Political Football\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17. The Games End, for Now\u003cbr\u003eChapter 18. The Freedom Tour\u003cbr\u003eChapter Notes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040500973911,"sku":"9781476686875","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476686875.jpg?v=1750946941","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cold-war-olympics-9781476686875","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}