Checkpoint Charlie : the Cold War, the Berlin Wall, and the most dangerous place on earth
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- ISBN: 9781982100032
- Physical Description viii, 340 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2019.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: October -- Island in the Communist stream -- The spook in Berlin -- In a mousetrap now -- Split asunder -- A new border to patrol -- Who blinks first? -- Elvis is dead -- Let them come to Berlin! -- The secret army -- Searching for a grain of truth -- Catch me if you can! -- A soldier's death -- The singing Jew of Checkpoint Charlie -- Chimes of freedom -- At the edge of control -- The last escape -- A family in Berlin -- The memo that ended the Cold War -- The flood -- Lights, cameras, action! -- Aftermath -- Goodbye Checkpoint Charlie -- Epilogue: four memories. |