Freedom to win : a Cold War story of the courageous hockey team that fought the Soviets for the soul of its people--and Olympic gold
(2023)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
796.962094/SCHEINER,E
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Pegasus Books, 2023
EDITION
First Pegasus Books cloth edition
DESCRIPTION
x, 406 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781639363513, 1639363513 :, 1639363513, 9781639363513
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
At the height of the Cold War, a group of small-town men led their Czechoslovakian hockey team against the powerful Soviet team. At the same time, they inspired their nation's resistance to a Soviet invasion, finding a way to fight back against the authoritarian forces seeking to crush their society. At the heart of this story is the Holík family, who loved hockey and desired freedom