The tunnels : the untold story of the escapes under the Berlin Wall
Mitchell, Greg, 1947-2016
Books, Manuscripts
In the summer of 1962, one year after the rise of the Berlin Wall, a group of daring young West Germans risked prison, Stasi torture and even death to liberate friends, lovers, and strangers in East Berlin by digging tunnels under the Wall. Then, as the world's press heard about the secret projects, two television networks raced to be the first to document them from the inside, funding two separate tunnels for exclusive rights to film the escapes. In response, President John F. Kennedy and his administration, wary of anything that might raise tensions and force a military confrontation with the Soviets, maneuvered to quash both documentaries.
Main title:
The tunnels : the untold story of the escapes under the Berlin Wall / Greg Mitchell.
Author:
Mitchell, Greg, 1947-, author
Imprint:
London : Bantam Press, 2016.
Collation:
382 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780593075968 (hbk)
Dewey class:
943.1550875943.155087943.155087 MIT943.155
Language:
English
Subject:
Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989Tunnels -- Germany -- Berlin -- History -- 20th centuryEscapes -- Germany -- Berlin -- History -- 20th centuryEscapes -- Germany (East) -- HistoryPolitical activists -- Germany (West)Refugees -- Germany (East)Documentary films -- Censorship -- United States -- HistoryNational Broadcasting CompanyColumbia Broadcasting System, inc
BRN:
2378087