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The greatest fight of our generation [electronic resource] : Louis vs. Schmeling / Lewis A. Erenberg.
Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006Description: 1 online resource (xii, 274 p.) : ill., ports.ISBN: 9780199788729 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Louis, Joe, 1914-1981 | Schmeling, Max, 1905-2005 | Boxing -- Social aspects -- History | Nationalism and sports -- History | Sports rivalries -- HistoryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780195177749DDC classification: 796.8309043 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Lewis A. Erenberg describes a boxing match that transcended the sport to become an iconic event, a symbol of political tensions around the globe. On 22 June 1938, Joe Louis, who had been defeated in 12 rounds by Max Schmeling, won the rematch in just two minutes.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Lewis A. Erenberg describes a boxing match that transcended the sport to become an iconic event, a symbol of political tensions around the globe. On 22 June 1938, Joe Louis, who had been defeated in 12 rounds by Max Schmeling, won the rematch in just two minutes.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.