Books by Bob Phillips
The 1948 Olympics
by Bob Phillips
It’s worth reading just for the details about how austere the 1948 Games were. In all sorts of different ways, what we call austerity now doesn’t compare
Interviews where books by Bob Phillips were recommended
The best books on London Olympic History, recommended by David Runciman
As the Olympics open, David Runciman looks back at the two previous times that the Games have been staged in London and finds that the thrift of today looks modest compared with austerities of the past
