Olympiad 1936: Blaze of Glory for Hitler's Reich. Human Conflict No. 1. Ballantine's Illustrated History of the Violent Century. de Holmes, Judith - 1971

New York, NY: Ballantine Books. Good Plus. 1971. First Trade Paperback. Soft Cover. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" 0345024362 TRADE PAPERBACK B&W photos throughout. The outstanding hero of the Nazi Olympic Games was Jesse Owens a mind-mannered black man from Cleveland who had shattered Hitler's myth of Aryan superiority. Wear at edges, reading creases, some creases on book, some soiling, rubbed with some white showing. .

New York: Ballantine Books, 1971. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8x5x0. First edition. Edge wear. 1971 Trade Paperback. 160 pp. The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1936), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: Spiele der XI. Olympiade) and commonly known as Berlin 1936, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona at the 29th IOC Session on 26 April 1931. The 1936 Games marked the second and most recent time the International Olympic Committee gathered to vote in a city that was bidding to host those Games. Later rule modifications forbade cities hosting the bid vote from being awarded the games.

Ballantine Books, 1971-01-01. First printing. Paperback. Very Good. Text and images are unmarked. The illustrated wrapper shows some general handling. Firmly bound.

NY.: Ballantine Books, 1971. A near fine clean and tight copy.The covers show the lightest of shelf wear and are better than near fine.There are no marks of any kind.. First Edition First Printing. Paper Back. Near Fine in Wraps. Illus. by Illustrated Thoughout. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.