6 окт. 2023 г. · The 1948 London Olympic Games became known as the “Austerity Olympics”. No one tried to hide the fact the games would be delivered on a shoe- ...

London's 1948 Olympics Games were held in a period of austerity – but they were very popular. The BBC broadcast the event programme via TV and radio.

29 июл. 2023 г. · Ravaged and scarred by the war, London's streets were still paved with gold when they welcomed the world to the 1948 Austerity Games.

28 июл. 2023 г. · The first Olympic Games were held in a bomb-scarred London from 29 July to 14 August 1948. Britain was in an economic slump and had huge war debts.

Оценка 3,9 (17) · 11,24 $ Janie Hampton's acclaimed The Austerity Olympics vividly depicts the last time the Games came to London, and was shortlisted for the prestigious William Hill ...

These 'Austerity Olympics' were not only the first post-war Games, but also the first Olympics in which British television played a role. This collection looks ...

28 нояб. 2011 г. · Due to these measures, London 1948 would become known as the “Austerity Games”, but there was also a huge amount of progress witnessed during ...

Athletes who took part in the 1948 Olympic Games look back on the brief period of sporting triumph that flourished in the rubble of post-war London.

Оценка 3,9 (14) · 13,38 $ A fascinating book on the way that Britain put on a successful Olympics in 1948 when rationing, bomb sites and lack of money was overcome.The cost, at 2012 ...