Kidnap City: Cold War Berlin Smith, Arthur L.

After more than 50 years, some of the secrets behind the post-war kidnappings in Berlin remain classified. Following the 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.

DOI: 10.1336/0313323615 Mouse over the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to learn more about this book or related books published by Greenwood Publishing Group. Visit the Greenwood Publishing Group page for this title: http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GM2361.aspx

Kidnap City: Cold War Berlin Series: Contributions to the Study of World History Hardback, 216 pages, $102.95 Copyright ©2002, Greenwood Press ISBN: 0-313-32361-5 DOI: 10.1336/0313323615

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