{"product_id":"9781408715420-checkpoint-charlie","title":"Checkpoint Charlie","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Cold War, the Berlin Wall and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth\u003cbr\u003eWith a foreword by William Boyd, \u003ci\u003eCheckpoint Charlie\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid and poignant exploration of the history surrounding the Berlin Wall through the lens of interwoven first-person experiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a foreword by William Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'Gripping and revelatory' Tom Holland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'As convoluted and deadly as the plot of a novel by John le Carre, but all too real' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, Must Reads\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'With a gripping narrative and vivid interviews with those on all sides whose lives were directly affected by that grim symbol of the East-West divide that poisoned Europe for almost half a century, [MacGregor] has made \u003cb\u003ean important contribution to the history of our times\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eJonathan Dimbleby\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'Captures brilliantly and comprehensively both the danger and exhilaration that I and other reporters, soldiers, and people experienced intersecting with the wall - \u003cb\u003ea must-read\u003c\/b\u003e for anyone who wants to understand the Europe we have inherited' \u003cb\u003eJon Snow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA \u003cb\u003epowerful\u003c\/b\u003e, fascinating, and \u003cb\u003eground-breaking\u003c\/b\u003e history of Checkpoint Charlie, the legendary and most important military gate on the border of East and West Berlin where the United States and her allies confronted the USSR during the Cold War.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAs the \u003cb\u003esixtieth anniversary\u003c\/b\u003e of the construction of the \u003cb\u003eBerlin Wall\u003c\/b\u003e approaches in 2021, Iain MacGregor captures the mistrust, oppression, paranoia, and fear that gripped the city throughout this period. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCheckpoint Charlie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is about the nerve-wracking confrontation between the West and the Soviet Union that contains \u003cb\u003enever-before-heard interviews\u003c\/b\u003e with the men who built and dismantled the Wall; lovers who crossed it; relatives and friends who lost family trying to escape over it; German, British, French, and Russian soldiers who guarded its checkpoints; CIA, MI6 and Stasi operatives who oversaw secret operations across its borders; politicians whose ambitions shaped it; journalists who recorded its story; and many more whose living memories contributed to the full story of \u003cb\u003eCheckpoint Charlie. A brilliant work of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ehistorical journalism\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCheckpoint Charlie\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable record of this period.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39490072084577,"sku":"9781408715420","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_9276398_jpg.jpg?v=1706930704","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781408715420-checkpoint-charlie","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}