Cold War Berlin: an island city Volume 2 The Berlin Wall 1950-1961
From the moment the DDR was formed in 1949, many of its citizens chose to leave to start a new life in the West. By the mid-1950s, the trickle had turned into a flood as large numbers rejected Walter Ulbricht’s Communist paradise. His ‘Workers’ & Peasants’ State’ could not afford to lose the ski...
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| Zusammenfassung: | From the moment the DDR was formed in 1949, many of its citizens chose to leave to start a new life in the West. By the mid-1950s, the trickle had turned into a flood as large numbers rejected Walter Ulbricht’s Communist paradise. His ‘Workers’ & Peasants’ State’ could not afford to lose the skills and productivity from these key workers, so he proposed a radical solution – physically stop them leaving by fencing in the whole population. His plan would fortify the Inner German Border from the Baltic to the Czech border and would build a Wall around West Berlin to stop the flow of East German refugees to the West. It was a bold, innovative, and desperate move from a morally bankrupt and failing state. This book explores the background and build-up to this monumental decision, reviewing the dramatic geo-political developments of the 1950s and early 1960s as international tensions threatened the post-war peace. Berlin was becoming the front-line in the new Cold War and would witness some of its most dramatic and dangerous moments. It examines in detail how Operation Rose, the August 1961 operation to close the border between East and West Berlin, was planned and executed and looks at how the world reacted, including the tense stand-off at Checkpoint Charlie in October 1961 between American and Soviet tanks, which could have so easily escalated into the Third World War. The book looks at how the East Germans developed and ‘improved’ the Wall over time with brutal efficiency, creating a highly fortified barrier, manned by elite troops. Despite that, many brave and enterprising individuals risked everything to try to escape to the West over, under or through the Wall. Some made it, but many were captured or killed attempting it. This is the second title from the author in a series of books on Cold War Berlin [...]. |
| Beschreibung: | 96 Seiten, viii Seiten Farbtafeln Illustrationen, Portraits, Karten (teilweise farbig) |
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CONTENTS Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Helion Company Limited Unit 8 Amherst Business Centre Budbrooke Road Warwick CV34 5WE England Tel. 01926 499 619 Email: info@helion.co.uk Website: www.helion.co.uk Twitter: @helionbooks Visit our blog http://blog.helion.co.uk/ Text © Andrew Long 2021 Photographs © as individually credited Colour artwork © David Bocquelet, Tom Cooper and Renato Delmaso 2021 Maps drawn by George Anderson © Helion Company 2021 Designed and typeset by Farr out Publications, Wokingham, Berkshire Cover design Paul Hewitt, Battlefield Design (www.battlefield-design.co.uk) Every reasonable effort has been made to trace copyright holders and to obtain their permission for the use of copyright material. The author and publisher apologise for any errors or omissions in this work, and would be grateful if notified of any corrections that should be incorporated in future reprints or editions of this book. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 2 3 The Workers'and Peasants'State Building Socialism Secret Berlin A Tale of Two Cities An Accident Waiting to Happen Operation Rose A New Reality Confrontation at Checkpoint Charlie Die Mauer A Bid For Freedom 4 6 12 21 24 31 54 59 67 74 Conclusion 79 Appendices 1 The Inner German Border 2 Crossing Points And Transit Routes From FRG Across DDR to West Berlin 3 Statistics For Refugees From East Germany To West Germany 87 88 Selected Bibliography/Further Reading Notes Lexicon About the Author 90 91 94 96 81 ICELAND ISBN 978-1-914377-10-5 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is
available from the British Library SWEDEN All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the express written consent of Helion Company Limited. FRANCE We always welcome receiving book proposals from prospective authors. TURKES MAP OF EUROPE 1945-1992 Note: In order to simplify the use of this book, all names, locations and geographic designations are as provided in The Times World Atlas, or other traditionally accepted major sources of reference, as of the time of described events. |
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CONTENTS Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Helion Company Limited Unit 8 Amherst Business Centre Budbrooke Road Warwick CV34 5WE England Tel. 01926 499 619 Email: info@helion.co.uk Website: www.helion.co.uk Twitter: @helionbooks Visit our blog http://blog.helion.co.uk/ Text © Andrew Long 2021 Photographs © as individually credited Colour artwork © David Bocquelet, Tom Cooper and Renato Delmaso 2021 Maps drawn by George Anderson © Helion Company 2021 Designed and typeset by Farr out Publications, Wokingham, Berkshire Cover design Paul Hewitt, Battlefield Design (www.battlefield-design.co.uk) Every reasonable effort has been made to trace copyright holders and to obtain their permission for the use of copyright material. The author and publisher apologise for any errors or omissions in this work, and would be grateful if notified of any corrections that should be incorporated in future reprints or editions of this book. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 2 3 The Workers'and Peasants'State Building Socialism Secret Berlin A Tale of Two Cities An Accident Waiting to Happen Operation Rose A New Reality Confrontation at Checkpoint Charlie Die Mauer A Bid For Freedom 4 6 12 21 24 31 54 59 67 74 Conclusion 79 Appendices 1 The Inner German Border 2 Crossing Points And Transit Routes From FRG Across DDR to West Berlin 3 Statistics For Refugees From East Germany To West Germany 87 88 Selected Bibliography/Further Reading Notes Lexicon About the Author 90 91 94 96 81 ICELAND ISBN 978-1-914377-10-5 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is
available from the British Library SWEDEN All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the express written consent of Helion Company Limited. FRANCE We always welcome receiving book proposals from prospective authors. TURKES MAP OF EUROPE 1945-1992 Note: In order to simplify the use of this book, all names, locations and geographic designations are as provided in The Times World Atlas, or other traditionally accepted major sources of reference, as of the time of described events. |
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