Berlin 1961

Ranked #19 in The Cold War, Ranked #41 in Berlinsee more rankings.

A fresh, controversial, brilliantly written account of one of the epic dramas of the Cold War-and its lessons for today.

In June 1961, Nikita Khrushchev called it "the most dangerous place on earth." He knew what he was talking about.

Much has been written about the Cuban Missile Crisis a year later, but the Berlin Crisis of 1961 was more decisive in shaping the Cold War-and more perilous. For the first time in history, American and Soviet fighting men and tanks stood arrayed against each other, only yards apart. One mistake, one overzealous commander-and the...
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