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OverviewAn illustrated account of the intelligence services operating in Cold War Berlin. For almost half a century, the hottest front in the Cold War was right across Berlin. From summer 1945 until 1990, the secret services of NATO and the Warsaw Pact fought an ongoing duel in the dark. Throughout the Cold War, espionage was part of everyday life in both East and West Berlin, with German spies playing a crucial part of operations on both sides: Erich Mielke's Stasi and Reinhard Gehlen's Federal Intelligence Service, for example. The construction of the wall in 1961 changed the political situation and the environment for espionage - the invisible front was now concreted and unmistakable. but the fundamentals had not changed: Berlin was and would remain the capital of spies until the fall of the Berlin Wall, a fact which makes it all the more surprising that there are hardly any books about the work of the secret services in Berlin during the Cold War. Journalist Sven Felix Kellerhoff and historian Bernd von Kostka describe the spectacular successes and failures of the various secret services based in the city. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bernd von Kostka , Sven Felix KellerhoffPublisher: Casemate Publishers Imprint: Casemate Publishers ISBN: 9781636240008ISBN 10: 1636240003 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 14 December 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Foreword SPY HUB BERLIN RESURRECTED FROM THE RUINS DIGGING FOR GOLD LICENCE TO SPY EARLY CONFRONTATION MIELKE'S MEN IN THE ""ESPIONAGE JUNGLE"" COLD WAR PRACTICE Conclusion Appendix Notes Bibliography Index"ReviewsA brilliant and totally authoritative account of espionage activities in the city that was at the centre of Cold War spying. Completely fascinating. * William Boyd, award-winning and best-selling author 04/08/2021 * Author InformationBernd Von Kostka is curator at the Allied Cold War Museum in Berlin. Sven Felix Kellerhoff is a journalist. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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