Games of deception : the true story of the first U.S. Olympic basketball team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany / Andrew Maraniss.

Author: Maraniss, Andrew, author.

ImprintNew York : Philomel Books, 2019.

Description217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Note:One man stood alone -- A sinister façade -- Inventing a game -- Do good and be pure -- Man on a mission -- The boycott question -- Meddling in the Olympics -- Mirror, mirror -- Hollywood stars -- Unrefined -- Big time -- Choices -- On their own -- You can't beat fun -- Welcome to Germany -- The anvil and the hammer -- The grandest show -- Village people -- Witnesses to history -- Neutral zone -- 110,000 bored Germans -- Tournament time -- Strangest game ever -- Center of the universe -- Full circle -- Afterword: Putting the pieces together -- All-time Olympic basketball results. 1936 Team USA roster ; 1936 Berlin Olympics: day-by-day.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

Target AudienceAges 12 up Philomel Books

Target AudienceGrades 7-9 Philomel Books

Note:"The true story of the birth of Olympic basketball at the 1936 Summer Games in Hitler's Germany."-- Provided by publisher.

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