The Greatest Fight of Our Generation : Louis vs. Schmeling.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (289 pages)
Intro -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION "MORE THAN A PRIZEFIGHT" -- 1 DOWN BUT NOT OUT: BOXING IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION -- 2 COMING OFF THE CANVAS: THE RENAISSANCE OF BOXING IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION -- 3 MAX SCHMELING'S SIEG-EIN DEUTSCHER SIEG (MAX SCHMELING'S VICTORY-A GERMAN VICTORY) -- 4 THE BRADDOCK AFFAIR AND THE COLOR LINE -- 5 THE GREATEST FIGHT OF OUR GENERATION -- 6 THIS IS THE ARMY -- 7 LAST ROUNDS -- EPILOGUE WINNERS AND LOSERS -- NOTES -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
In this superb account, Lewis A. Erenberg offers a vivid portrait of Joe Louis, Max Schmeling, their individual careers, and their two epic fights, shedding light on what these fighters represented to their nations, and why their second bout took on such international importance.
9780198039532
Louis, Joe, -- 1914-1981. Schmeling, Max, -- 1905-2005. Boxing -- Social aspects -- History. Nationalism and sports -- History. Sports rivalries -- History.