Olympic upheaval as posters reveal convoluted history of the wartime Games

These two posters which will be offered for sale by Swann Auction Galleries in New York on August 7 illustrate the convoluted history of the Olympic Games during the Second World War era.

The XII Summer Olympiad was originally due to be held in Tokyo from September to October 1940 but …

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