Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khruschev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth
''A mind-shaking work of investigative history'' (Wall Street Journal)
Checkpoint Charlie, 27 October 1961. At 9pm on a damp night, the Cold War reaches crisis point. US and Soviet tanks face off across the East-West divide, only yards apart. One mistake, one nervous soldier, could spring the tripwire for nuclear war...
Frederick Kempe''s gripping book tells the story of the Cold War''s most dramati...
''A mind-shaking work of investigative history'' (Wall Street Journal)
Checkpoint Charlie, 27 October 1961. At 9pm on a damp night, the Cold War reaches crisis point. US and Soviet tanks face off across the East-West divide, only yards apart. One mistake, one nervous soldier, could spring the tripwire for nuclear war...
Frederick Kempe''s gripping book tells the story of the Cold War''s most dramati...
