Why people recommend it
Berlin Games by Guy Walters is a historical account detailing the politics, planning, and events surrounding the 1936 Nazi Olympics. Robert Evans discussed the work extensively across multiple episodes of Behind the Bastards, specifically in parts one and two of How Avery Brundage Gave Hitler an Olympics. Evans referenced the volume to shed light on questionable historical figures, noting that he learned about certain individuals and their troubling alignments directly from its pages. For instance, the host quoted the author to describe the nearly religious devotion directed toward Pierre de Coubertin and his second-in-command within the Olympic Committee, illustrating how the leadership was viewed by contemporaries. Furthermore, Evans cited passages from the publication to demonstrate how Avery Brundage framed his vision of olympism through the lens of his own racist ideals, which aligned closely with the perspectives of organizations like the Chicago Association of Commerce in late 1929. The host also utilized Walters's descriptions to set the scene as Adolf Hitler took his seat in the stadium, weaving the book's documentary evidence into a broader narrative about the disturbing compromises and ideological complicity that enabled the 1936 Berlin Games to proceed under the Nazi regime without significant international moral pushback.
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Robert Evans — 7 mentions
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