{"product_id":"cold-war-olympics-harry-blutstein-9781476686875","title":"Cold War Olympics: A New Battlefront in Psychological Warfare, 1948-1956","description":"\u003cp\u003e The political tension of the Cold War bled into the Olympic Games when each side engaged in psychological warfare, exploiting sport for political ends. In Helsinki, the Soviet Union nearly overtook the United States in the medal count. Caught off guard, the U.S. hastened to respond, certain that the Soviets would use a victory at the next Olympics to broadcast their superiority over the Western world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Following the 1956 suppression of the Hungarian uprising, a Soviet athlete struck a Hungarian opponent in the Melbourne water polo semifinals, turning the pool red. The United States covertly encouraged Eastern Bloc athletes to defect, communist Chinese agents nearly succeeded in goading the Taiwanese government into withdrawing from the games, and a forbidden romance between an American and Czech athlete resulted in a politically complex marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This history describes those stories and more that resulted from the complicated relationship between Cold War politics and the Olympics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry Blutstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476686874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476686875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.70w x 0.80d","brand":"Harry Blutstein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987086115071,"sku":"9781476686875","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_55134681-da77-4143-b3ad-2e3ab6d545cb.jpg?v=1683286923","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cold-war-olympics-harry-blutstein-9781476686875","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}