Battleground Berlin : CIA vs. KGB in the Cold

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.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Key Players
List of Abbreviations
Behind the Lines in the Cold War
CIA's Berlin Base: A Question of Knowledge	p. 3
KGB Karlshorst: How It All Began	p. 24
The Berlin Blockade Challenges Western Ingenuity and Perseverance	p. 51
The Korean War: Pretext or Premise for Rearming West Germany?	p. 79
Cold Warriors in Berlin: A New Era in CIA Operations	p. 103
East German State Security and Intelligence Services Are Born	p. 129
Stalin Offers Peace, but the Cold War Continues	p. 142
Soviet Intelligence Falters After Stalin's Death: New Revelations About Beria's Role	p. 151
The Events of June 1953	p. 163
The Mysterious Case of Otto John	p. 183
The Berlin Tunnel: Fact and Fiction	p. 205
Redcap Operations	p. 238
BOB Concentrates on Karlshorst	p. 255
The Illegals Game: KGB vs. GRU	p. 267
KGB and MfS: Partners or Competitors?	p. 285
Khrushchev's Ultimatum	p. 305
BOB Counters the Soviet Propaganda Campaign	p. 317
Bluffs, Threats, and Counterpressures	p. 327
Facing the Inevitable	p. 343
Countdown to the Wall	p. 363
The Berlin Wall: Winners and Losers	p. 378
Epilogue	p. 396
More Detail from CIA and KGB Archives
The Merger of KPD and SPD: Origins of SED	p. 399
Double Agents, Double Trouble	p. 408
The Mysterious Case of Leonid Malinin, a.k.a. Georgiev	p. 411
MGB at Work in East Germany	p. 415
Was It Worth It? What the Berlin Tunnel Produced	p. 423
BOB's Attempts to Protect Karlshorst Sources Backfire	p. 429
KGB Illegals in Karlshorst: The Third Department	p. 440
Soviet Active Measures: A Brief Overview	p. 447
Operation Gold (SIS document obtained by George Blake)	p. 449
Notes	p. 455
Index	p. 513
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