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

Summary: The Berlin Wall separated the city of Berlin into two political entities from 13th August 1961 to 9th November 1989. Soldiers served, spies watched through trained binoculars, politicians made speeches. During the Wall's almost three decades of existence over two hundred people died trying to escape through it to the West-- and these are just the recorded deaths. MacGregor tells of the men and women-- from both sides of the Wall-- who lived, served on, or escaped during its lifespan. -- adapted from publisher info

Record details

ISBN: 1982100036
ISBN: 9781982100032
Physical Description: viii, 340 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2019.
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-326) 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.