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Special Forces Berlin: Clandestine Cold War Operations of the Us Army´s Elite, 1956-1990
James Stejskal
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Description for Special Forces Berlin: Clandestine Cold War Operations of the Us Army´s Elite, 1956-1990
Hardback. Special Forces Berlin relates the history of a little known and highly classified US Army Special Forces Detachment that was covertly stationed in Berlin, Germany from 1956 to 1990, poised to act if war ever broke out between the West and the Soviet Union and its allies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBTW; JWD; JWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159. .
It is a little-known fact that during the Cold War, two U.S. Army Special Forces detachments were stationed far behind the Iron Curtain in West Berlin. The existence and missions of the two detachments were highly classified secrets. The massive armies of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies posed a huge threat to the nations of Western Europe. US military planners decided they needed a plan to slow the juggernaut they expected when and if a war began. The plan was Special Forces Berlin. The first 40 men who came to Berlin in mid-1956 ... Read more
It is a little-known fact that during the Cold War, two U.S. Army Special Forces detachments were stationed far behind the Iron Curtain in West Berlin. The existence and missions of the two detachments were highly classified secrets. The massive armies of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies posed a huge threat to the nations of Western Europe. US military planners decided they needed a plan to slow the juggernaut they expected when and if a war began. The plan was Special Forces Berlin. The first 40 men who came to Berlin in mid-1956 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781612004440
SKU
V9781612004440
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About James Stejskal
James Stejskal served for 23 years with Special Forces, including two tours in Berlin, retiring as a Chief Warrant Officer 4. He then served 13 years with the CIA as a senior Operations Office (Case Officer) in Africa, Europe and Asia. He is now a military historian and conflict archaeologist. He has previously been published in journals such as the ... Read more
Reviews for Special Forces Berlin: Clandestine Cold War Operations of the Us Army´s Elite, 1956-1990
This book is excellent and it is well written. One characteristic the Directorate of Operations and the Directorate of Intelligence at CIA had in common: understandable diction. Every sentence and every word is understandable.
International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence
The reader learns not only the history, but also the individual soldier's motivations and way ... Read more
International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence
The reader learns not only the history, but also the individual soldier's motivations and way ... Read more