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Karl Wegener on Operation Nighfall

The author of this new Cold War novel series discusses the period and his writing.

Karl Wegener

Karl, Operation Nightfall is a sequel, after your first, Grown Men Cry Out at Night. What’s happened between the two novels? Historically speaking, quite a bit. My first novel, Grown Men Cry Out at Night was set in Bremen, Germany in 1946. The war in Europe had just...

When The Cold War Became “Hot”

A brief look at the history that inspired the novel, Operation Nightfall: The Web of Spies

Karl Wegener

When The Cold War Became “Hot” Several years ago, I underwent physiotherapy treatment for shoulder pain. During one session, the physiotherapist noted I was a veteran, and wishing to pass the time, she asked me when and where I served. I replied I served in the US...