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Berlin: A Spy’s Guide to its Cold War History (415)

Cold War Conversations · Aug 1, 2025 · 58:05

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In the heart of Europe, Berlin stood as a city divided not only by walls but by ideologies. I dive into the world of espionage that thrived in this divided city with Special Forces and CIA veteran James Stejskal who has written a new book Berlin: A Spy’s Guide to its Cold War History in Story & Image.



We explore in some detail the intricate web of intelligence operations that unfolded against the backdrop of a tense geopolitical landscape and James shares his own firsthand accounts and lesser known stories giving us insights into spy recruitment, tradecraft and clandestine communications.






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Special Forces Berlin - Clandestine Cold War Operations of the US Army's Elite, 1956-1990 https://pod.fo/e/19e5f


My father was Cold War Stasi spy Werner Stiller https://pod.fo/e/255a6


The Cold War Berlin spy tunnel - Operation Gold https://pod.fo/e/1191c



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