An Athletics Compendium

c 132 - 146 Individual Olympic Competitions 132 The 1908 Olympic Games: resufoltrs all competitors in all events, with commentary / MBailllon and Ian Buchanan. London: McFarland, 2000. xx, 516p; illus, maps; index (Results of the earlymodern Olympics; 5) ISBN: 0-7864-0598-8 BL: YC.2000.b.l010 ^ 1912 —Stockholm 133 Official reportof the Olympic Games of 1912 in Stockholm. London: British Olympic Council, 1912. 20p; pbk A softcover pamphlet that reports on the British performance tinhe Games. Besides reporting on each sport and listing all medal winners, it gives the members of the IOanCd the DOC. • 1924 —Paris 134 The officialreport of the VHIthOlympiad, Paris, 1924 / F. G.L. Fairlie. London: British Olympic Association, 1925. xxiii, 335p; illus BL: 07911.g.56 ^ 1928 A—msterdam 135 The officialreport of the IXthOlympiad, Amsterdam, 1928 / edited by HaroMld. Abrahams. London: British Olympic Association, 1929. xvi, 328p; illus BL: 7911.h.41 • /932 —lj)Asngeles 136 The officialreport of the XthOlympiad, Los Angeles, 1932 / edited by CaptaFin. A. M. Webster. London: British Olympic Association, 1933. xii, 151p; illus BL: Mic.A. 11293(1) (microfilm copy) ^ 1936 —Berlin 137 The officialreport of theXIth Olympiad Berlin, 193/6 edited byHarold M. Abrahams. London: British Olympic Association, 1937. xi, 254p; illus BL; 07908.g.21 138 The NaziOlympics /Richard D. Mandell. London: Souvenir, 1972. xv, 316p; illus, 1 map; index Originally published:New York: Macrrnllan1, 971 ISBN: 0-285-62 BL:X.62 A study of the 1956Olympic Games coverinegvents at both Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Berlin, and concentrating on the organisational and political aspects. The author argues convincingly that the connections betweetnhe ancient amndodern Games are tenuous. An exceptional work. 139 Hitler's Games: the 1936 Olympi/cs Duff Hart-Davis. London: Century, 1986. 256p; illus; index ISBN: 0-7126-1202-5 BL; YC.1986.a.l658 The author argues strongly that thenature of the National Socialist regime was sufficientlywell known to have justified the boycott of the 1936Olympic Games iGn armisch-Fartenkirchen aBnedrlin by non- totalitarian countries and presents an impressive selection of evidence. The strong criticism by members of the British athletics teamof its organisationis encapsulated Gbyodfrey Brown. ^ 1948 —London 140 The 1948 London Olympic Games: programme, Olympic, world's and Britisrhecords, and useful visitor's guide to London/ S. Evelyn Thomas. LondTohne: author, 1948. 95p; illus, maps BL; 7918.bb.22 141 1948 Olympic guide anpdrogramme / edited by L. D. Court and A. G. Ross. Brighton: Gloucesatnedr MEG, 1948. 48p; pbk Variant title: OlympicGames guide, 1948 & programme BL; 7916.e.70 142 The AthleticReview souvenir of thXe lVth Olympic Games, London, 1948 / W. Richards and W. Clark. Manchester: Athletic Review, 1948. 52p; illus BL: 7917.d.38 143 British Olympic Association official report of the London Olympic Games, July 29-August 14 1948 / edited by CecilBear. London: World Sports, 1948. 112p; illus; pbk BL: 7917.d.28 Includes messages from J. Sigfrid Edstrom and Viscount Portal, and contributions on athletics by Harold Abrahams, JackCrump, Evan A. Hunter and Philip Noel-Baker. 144 Daily Telegraph guideto the Olympic Games & London / foreword by Jack Crump. London: Daily Telegraph, 1948. 32p; illus, maps; pbk 145 ^The XIV Olympiad: an illustraterdecord / written and compiled byDesmond Laing. London: The author, 1948. 99p; illus BL: 7919.ee.10 A record ofthe various bodies aondrganisations who made the Games a success. 146 XlVth Olympiad, London, 1948: general regulations and programme. London: Organising Committee for the XlVth Olympiad, 1948. 580p Secretary of the Committee was Lt. Col.T. P.M. Bevan [ 8 0 ]

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