Battleground Berlin : CIA vs. KGB in the Cold War / David E. Murphy, Sergei A. Kondrashev, George Bailey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, David E., 1921-2014, Author.

Bailey, George, 1919-2001, Author.

Kondrashev, Sergei A., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti.

Soviet Union.

United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

United States.

Espionage, American--Germany--Berlin.

Espionage, American.

Espionage, Soviet--Germany--Berlin.

Espionage, Soviet.

Cold War.

United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.

Berlin (Germany)--Strategic aspects.

Berlin (Germany).

Berlin (Germany)--Politics and government--1945-1990.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (584 p.) : 20 b/w illus.

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2008]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Battleground Berlin is the definitive, insider's account of the espionage warfare in Berlin between CIA and KGB from 1945 to the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. Two intelligence veterans-major players on opposite sides of the Cold War-have joined in an unprecedented collaboration to tell the story. Basing their narrative on personal recollections, interviews with other CIA and KGB officers, and documents never before made public, the authors provide a vast number of new details of CIA's infiltration of the new East German intelligence service; the construction, operation, and uncovering of the Berlin tunnel; and many other initiatives and countermoves dealing with the series of crises that racked Berlin and jeopardized an uneasy world peace during this period.Battleground Berlin illuminates some of the most compelling mysteries of the Cold War, including:· what really happened the night the Soviets "discovered" the Berlin Tunnel;· who ordered the building of the Berlin Wall-and why did the West seem so ill prepared;· how did infighting among Soviet leaders affect decisionmaking during the most critical moments of the Berlin crisis;· how did power struggles between KGB and its protégé, the dreaded East German security service, shape the political landscape of East Germany and heighten tension in West Berlin;· how much did the famous defector Otto John reveal to KGB-and why is he still unable to clear his name;· and much more.The book, an operational and organizational history of the world's two most important secret service organizations during a critical time, unveils the vital connection between intelligence gathering and political decisionmaking at the highest levels. Full of intrigue and suspense, it is a story not to be forgotten.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Key Players

Abbreviations

Behind the Lines in the Cold War

1. CIA's Berlin Base: A Question of Knowledge

2. KGB Karlshorst: How It All Began

3. The Berlin Blockade Challenges Western Ingenuity and Perseverance

4. The Korean War: Pretext or Premise for Rearming West Germany?

5. Cold Warriors in Berlin: A New Era in CIA Operations

6. East German State Security and Intelligence Services Are Born

7. Stalin Offers Peace, but the Cold War Continues

8. Soviet Intelligence Falters After Stalin's Death: New Revelations About Beria's Role

9. The Events of June 1953

10. The Mysterious Case of Otto John

11. The Berlin Tunnel: Fact and Fiction

12. Redcap Operations

13. BOB Concentrates on Karlshorst

14. The Illegals Game: KGB vs. GRU

15. KGB and MfS: Partners or Competitors?

16. Khrushchev's Ultimatum

17. BOB Counters the Soviet Propaganda Campaign

18. Bluffs, Threats, and Counterpressures

19. Facing the Inevitable

20. Countdown to the Wall

21. The Berlin Wall: Winners and Losers

Epilogue

APPENDIXES. More Detail from CIA and KGB Archives

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780300143027

0300143028

OCLC:

1024021697