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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 protege, 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.
"A riveting account of one of history's greatest blunders."-William
L. O'Neill, The New Leader This extensively researched book
illuminates many of the enigmas that have surrounded the Nazi
invasion of the Soviet Union, offering keen insights into Stalin's
thinking and the reasons for his catastrophic blunder. "If, after
the war, the Soviet Union had somehow been capable of producing an
official inquiry into the catastrophe of 6/22-comparable in its
mandate to the 9/11 commission here-its report might have read a
little like [this book]. . . . Murphy brings to his subject both
knowledge of Russian history and an insider's grasp of how
intelligence is gathered, analyzed and used-or not."-Niall
Ferguson, New York Times Book Review "A fascinating and
meticulously researched account of mistaken assumptions and errors
of judgment that culminated in Hitler's invasion of Russia in June
1941. Never before has this fateful period been so fully
documented."-Henry A. Kissinger
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