Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Key Players xv
6. Abbreviations xix
7. Behind the Lines in the Cold War xxiii
8. Part I. The Sides Line Up
9. 1. CIA‘s Berlin Base: A Question of Knowledge 3
10. 2. KGB Karlshorst: How It All Began 24
11. 3. The Berlin Blockade Challenges Western Ingenuity and Perseverance 51
12. 4. The Korean War: Pretext or Premise for Rearming West Germany? 79
13. 5. Cold Warriors in Berlin: A New Era in CIA Operations 103
14. Part II. The Crisis Years
15. 6. East German State Security and Intelligence Services Are Born 129
16. 7. Stalin Offers Peace, but the Cold War Continues 142
17. 8. Soviet Intelligence Falters After Stalin's Death: New Revelations About Beria's Role 151
18. 9. The Events of June 1953 163
19. 10. The Mysterious Case of Otto John 183
20. Part III. BOB Tries Harder
21. 11. The Berlin Tunnel: Fact and Fiction 205
22. 12. Redcap Operations 238
23. 13. BOB Concentrates on Karlshorst 255
24. 14. The Illegals Game: KGB vs. GRU 267
25. Part IV. Tests of Strength
26. 15. KGB and MfS: Partners or Competitors? 285
27. 16. Khrushchev's Ultimatum 305
28. 17. BOB Counters the Soviet Propaganda Campaign 317
29. 18. Bluffs, Threats, and Counterpressures 327
30. Part V. Concrete Diplomacy: The Berlin Wall
31. 19. Facing the Inevitable 343
32. 20. Countdown to the Wall 363
33. 21. The Berlin Wall: Winners and Losers 378
34. Epilogue 396
35. APPENDIXES. More Detail from CIA and KGB Archives 399
36. Notes 455
37. Index 513