Max Schmeling: An Autobiography

by Schmeling, Max

• ISBN13: 9781566251082
• ISBN10: 1566251087
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-10-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

A fascinating life story of the former World Heavyweight Champion who defeated Joe Louis. This book is fully annotated & contains 96 pages of archival photos. It is a rare & unforgettable slice of history from the 1920s to the 1950s & a must for any boxing fan.

Table of Contents

Translator's Preface	v
Fifty Years Later	1	(2)
Chapter 1: My Youth in Hamburg	3	(4)
Chapter 2: The Decision to Box	7	(10)
Chapter 3: Rise in Berlin	17	(8)
Chapter 4: In Society	25	(16)
Chapter 5: The New World	41	(8)
Chapter 6: In Front of the Camera	49	(8)
Chapter 7: World Champion	57	(10)
Chapter 8: Love at First Sight-Twice	67	(6)
Chapter 9: Belated Atonement	73	(6)
Chapter 10: A Lost Title	79	(6)
Chapter 11: The End of an Interlude	85	(12)
Chapter 12: Hitler's Shadow	97	(10)
Chapter 13: The Joe Louis Myth and My Strategy	107	(12)
Chapter 14: The Fight	119	(10)
Chapter 15: In the Maelstrom of Politics	129	(14)
Chapter 16: Nothing but Farewells	143	(8)
Chapter 17: The Second Time Against Joe Louis	151	(10)
Chapter 18: In the War	161	(10)
Chapter 19: Return and Escape	171	(12)
Chapter 20: Once Again from the Start	183	(8)
Chapter 21: A Look Back	191	(4)
Epilogue Reflections from the Distance of Time	195	(2)
Glossary	197	(10)
Max Schmeling's Professional Ring Record	207