London Olympics 1908 and 1948
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London Olympics 1908 and 1948
（Shire library, 622）
Shire publications, 2011
- pbk.
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Includes index
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Description
The first two London Olympics offer food for thought in the run-up to London 2012, with its multi-billion pound budget during a global economic recession, new sporting arenas, Olympic villages, and high-speed rail links. When Vesuvius erupted in 1906, Italy had to pull out of hosting the Games. London stepped in and delivered new stadia without any government assistance in just two years. In 1948, still recovering from the ravages of war, London hosted the Olympics again. The entire budget for the 1948 Games was GBP760,000, and they turned a profit of GBP29,000. This history of the London Olympics, which concludes with a look ahead to 2012, is a timely and fascinating chronicle of the Games of another age.
Table of Contents
?Introduction / The First London Olympics: 1908 / Make Do and Mend: 1948 / What Next? / Appendix / Further Reading / Index
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