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Checkpoint Charlie the Cold War, the Berlin Wall, and the most dangerous place on earth

"Checkpoint Charlie is the story of the men and women - from both sides of the Cold War's political divide - who lived, served on, or escaped through the Berlin Wall during its life span (13th August 1961 - 9th November 1989). This physical monstrosity created by the East German communist...

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Main Author: MacGregor, Iain (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Scribner, 2019.
Subjects:
Cykiert, Jacob tribute
Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 > History.
Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 > History.
Cold War > Social aspects > Germany.
Berlin (Germany) > History > 1945-1990.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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