Kidnap City

Cold War Berlin

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Arthur L. Smith

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Reveals the role of American intelligence agencies in the many West Berlin kidnappings after World War II. After more than 50 years, some of the secrets behind the post-war kidnappings in Berlin remain classified. Following Second World War, West Berlin residents found themselves as prime targets for kidnapping by communist agents. Lurid press accounts of these abductions left Berliners frightened and intimidated. The central connection of American intelligence agencies (CIC, CIA) to most of these cases, however, was not well known at the time. Delving into these various kidnapping cases, Smith discovers a distinct profile for the abductees. Almost all were former residents of East Germany and, as such, had an intelligence value for the Americans. This connection in turn made them prime targets for Soviet and East German intelligence units. Examination of the climate of fear in West Berlin reveals the complexity of politics in the early Cold War. Many targeted individuals had Nazi pasts--a factor that the Americans took great pains to conceal. At one point, the United States even risked a diplomatic rupture with West Germany when American authorities went so far as to block prosecutions of a German citizen in German courts for aiding in the kidnapping of a number of West Berliners. Exactly why Washington was so willing to go to extreme lengths in this case remains unknown, but Smith's research sheds new light on the clash between East and West in one troubled city.

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Arthur L. Smith Jr. is Professor of History Emeritus, California State University, Los Angeles. He has published numerous articles and books on 20th-century Germany, as well as areas of German-American relations.

Release date Australia

September 30th, 2002

Author

Arthur L. Smith

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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Interest Age

From 7 to 17 years

Pages

216

Dimensions

152x229x15

ISBN-13

9780313323614

Product ID

7110862

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