Checkpoint Charlie
The Cold War, the Berlin Wall, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth
$46.97
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
10 November 2020
Summary
A “constantly captivating…well-researched and often moving” history of Checkpoint Charlie, the famous military gate on the border of East and West Berlin where the United States confronted the USSR during the Cold War.
In the early 1960s, East Germany committed a billion dollars to the creation of the Berlin Wall, an eleven-foot-high barrier that consisted of seventy-nine miles of fencing, 300 watchtowers, 250 guard dog runs, twenty bunkers, and was operated around the clock by guards…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781982100049 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1982100044 |
| Author: | Iain MacGregor |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 299g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 137mm x 211mm |
| Series: | Compelling Cold War History |
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Critics Review
“Excellent…One of the many strengths of this fluid and constantly captivating book is the wonderful range of voices that Mr. MacGregor, a British editor and publisher, has brought together.” -Wall Street Journal
Iain MacGregor
Iain MacGregor is the author of the acclaimed history of Cold War Berlin: Checkpoint Charlie and the award-winning The Lighthouse of Stalingrad: The Hidden Truth Behind WWII’s Greatest Battle. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, has spoken at many literary festivals and conferences in the UK and abroad, and appeared on podcasts and on television documentaries. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Spectator, BBC History Magazine, and The Guardian. He lives in London.
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