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9780300078718

Battleground Berlin : CIA vs. KGB in the Cold War

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  • ISBN13:

    9780300078718

  • ISBN10:

    0300078714

  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 1999-04-10
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
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Summary

The definitive insiders' account of the espionage warfare in Berlin from 1945 to the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. Reveals previously untold stories of the Berlin tunnel, critical moments of the Berlin crisis, and more. 20 illustrations.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Key Players
List of Abbreviations
Behind the Lines in the Cold War
CIA's Berlin Base: A Question of Knowledgep. 3
KGB Karlshorst: How It All Beganp. 24
The Berlin Blockade Challenges Western Ingenuity and Perseverancep. 51
The Korean War: Pretext or Premise for Rearming West Germany?p. 79
Cold Warriors in Berlin: A New Era in CIA Operationsp. 103
East German State Security and Intelligence Services Are Bornp. 129
Stalin Offers Peace, but the Cold War Continuesp. 142
Soviet Intelligence Falters After Stalin's Death: New Revelations About Beria's Rolep. 151
The Events of June 1953p. 163
The Mysterious Case of Otto Johnp. 183
The Berlin Tunnel: Fact and Fictionp. 205
Redcap Operationsp. 238
BOB Concentrates on Karlshorstp. 255
The Illegals Game: KGB vs. GRUp. 267
KGB and MfS: Partners or Competitors?p. 285
Khrushchev's Ultimatump. 305
BOB Counters the Soviet Propaganda Campaignp. 317
Bluffs, Threats, and Counterpressuresp. 327
Facing the Inevitablep. 343
Countdown to the Wallp. 363
The Berlin Wall: Winners and Losersp. 378
Epiloguep. 396
More Detail from CIA and KGB Archives
The Merger of KPD and SPD: Origins of SEDp. 399
Double Agents, Double Troublep. 408
The Mysterious Case of Leonid Malinin, a.k.a. Georgievp. 411
MGB at Work in East Germanyp. 415
Was It Worth It? What the Berlin Tunnel Producedp. 423
BOB's Attempts to Protect Karlshorst Sources Backfirep. 429
KGB Illegals in Karlshorst: The Third Departmentp. 440
Soviet Active Measures: A Brief Overviewp. 447
Operation Gold (SIS document obtained by George Blake)p. 449
Notesp. 455
Indexp. 513
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