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Berlin 1936: Sixteen Days in August
Oliver Hilmes’s Berlin 1936: Sixteen Days in August reveals how the Olympic Games became a polished stage for Nazi propaganda, masking brutal realities beneath festive ceremonies. Through multiple perspectives—from officials to ordinary Berliners—the book exposes a city caught between spectacle and oppression. How did culture, politics, and fear collide in those pivotal days?
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