Experience the electric energy of the first opening ceremony, at the London Games in 1908, a parade of the best athletes in the world. Feel the exaltation of Jesse Owens crossing the finish line to receive his fourth gold medal at the Berlin 1936 Games, silencing the Reich’s dogma without needing to say a word. Hear the roaring crowd urging on Derek Redmond as he is helped around the track by his father following a devastating injury, refusing to give up. The Olympics are much more than winning and losing-they are a reflection of humanity.
Authored by distinguished French journalists Olivier Margot and Étienne Bonamy, this extraordinary volume, set to debut just before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, captures the hundred most significant moments in Summer Olympics history. Brimming with stunning photography, this title embodies the spirit of the Games in a definitive and visually captivating compendium that only Assouline can deliver.
The book will be available in our Classic Collection, and a limited run of 100 numbered, Special Edition Ultimate Collection copies. For The Last Heroes Ultimate title, each clamshell case
is adorned with a custom designed plaque of the medal from the inaugural modern Olympic Games.
