Soccer under the Swastika : stories of survival and resistance during the Holocaust /

As millions were caught up in the conflict of World War II, soccer emerged as both a response to domination and a means of manipulation by those in power. Soccer under the Swastika reveals this little-known part of history, rescuing from obscurity many poignant survivor testimonies, old accounts of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Simpson, Kevin E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2016]
Subjects:
Arbeitserziehungslager Jägala
Europa
1900-1999
Soccer > Europe > History > 20th century.
Soccer and war > Europe > History > 20th century.
Soccer > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Occupied territories.
National socialism and soccer.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Jewish soccer players > History > 20th century.
Soccer players > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Territoires occupés.
Holocauste, 1939-1945.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Jewish soccer players
Military occupation
National socialism and soccer
Soccer
Soccer and war
Soccer players
Fußball
Judenvernichtung
Nationalsozialismus
Weltkrieg > 1939-1945
Europe
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Soccer under the Swastika; 2 War Minus the Shooting; 3 The Match of Death; 4 The Beautiful Game in the KZ; 5 Genius on the Danube; 6 Football in the Polish Killing Fields; 7 The Curious Story of Dutch Soccer during Nazi Occupation; 8 Ghetto Soccer in Liga Terezín; 9 After the Catastrophe; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.

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