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Kidnap City : Cold War Berlin (Contributions to the Study of World History)
Kidnap City Cold War Berlin - Contributions to the Study of World History Author:Arthur L. Smith 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 Americ... more »an 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.« less