Dangerous Games: Australia at the 1936 Nazi Olympics

Dangerous Games: Australia at the 1936 Nazi Olympics examines Australia's participation in the Berlin Olympic Games during one of history's darkest periods. The book traces how Australian athletes, officials, and the broader public navigated the moral and political complexities of competing in Nazi Germany, at a time when the regime's violent ideology was already evident to the world.

Drawing on archival research and contemporary accounts, the narrative reveals the tensions between sporting ambition, national pride, and ethical responsibility. Australian competitors faced pressure to perform on an international stage while the host nation used the Games as propaganda. The book explores how individual athletes made sense of their participation, what they witnessed, and how the experience shaped their understanding of the gathering storm in Europe.

This work contributes to a broader understanding of how ordinary institutions and individuals responded - or failed to respond - to fascism in the 1930s. Rather than offering easy judgments, it presents the historical complexity of the moment through the lens of Australian sport.

• Published: Allen & Unwin (Australian publisher)
• Genre: History, Sports History, Political History
• Covers: Australia's Olympic delegation, 1936 Berlin Games, Nazi Germany context
• Audience: Historians, sports enthusiasts, readers interested in 20th-century history

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