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Capital of Spies: Bernd von Kostka on Berlin

Capital of Spies: Bernd von Kostka on Berlin

Bernd von Kostka is an acclaimed historian of the Cold War in Germany. Here he discusses his book on espionage in Berlin.
Bernd von Kostka

Bernd von Kostka, Berlin was the epicentre of the Cold War, with multiple clandestine agencies operating there. Many operations took place in the decades up to the fall of the wall, but which were the most successful? Well, usually the most successful operations are...

Capital of Spies

Capital of Spies

After the end of the Second World War, Berlin was a hotbed of espionage.
Bernd von Kostka

Berlin emerged after the end of World War II as a geographically and politically ideal base of operations for secret service activities. As the point of intersection between East and West, Berlin exerted an almost magical attraction on intelligence agencies. The city...