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Price of Freedom : Courage in the Shadow of the Berlin Wall by Volker G. Heinz (2020, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherAmberley Publishing
ISBN-101445692333
ISBN-139781445692333
eBay Product ID (ePID)12038355260
Product Key Features
Original LanguageGerman
Book TitlePrice of Freedom : Courage in the Shadow of the Berlin Wall
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2020
TopicEurope / Germany, Military / General, Personal Memoirs, General
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorVolker G. Heinz
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight12.9 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
TitleLeadingThe
SynopsisBerlin 1966, a city divided by an impenetrable wall erected by the communist German Democratic Republic. Together with his friends, the West German student Volker G. Heinz is looking for ways to help would-be fugitives escape from East to West. Their search ends at Checkpoint Charlie, the most heavily secured border crossing of the Berlin Wall.By hiding the fugitives in the trunk of a diplomat's car, Volker G. Heinz helps more than sixty East German citizens flee to the West. But when the Stasi picks up his trail, Heinz is arrested and interrogated for months in their secret headquarters - today a much visited memorial. In a spectacular move, following secret negotiations and a show trial, Heinz is swapped for two Soviet spies.Uniquely personal, this account of bravery and sacrifice is history at its most vivid., Berlin, 1966: a city divided by an impenetrable wall erected by the communist German Democratic Republic. Together with his friends, the West German student Volker G. Heinz is looking for ways to help would-be fugitives escape from East to West. Their search ends at Checkpoint Charlie, the most heavily secured border crossing of the Berlin Wall. By hiding the fugitives in the trunk of a diplomat's car, Volker G. Heinz helps more than 60 East German citizens flee to the West. But when the Stasi picks up his trail, Heinz is arrested and interrogated for months in their secret headquarters--today a highly frequented memorial. In a spectacular move, following secret negotiations and a show trial, Heinz is swapped for two Soviet spies. Uniquely personal, this account of bravery and sacrifice is history at its most vital., A thrilling and uniquely personal account of one of the most daring escape dramas of Cold War Berlin., Berlin 1966, a city divided by an impenetrable wall erected by the communist German Democratic Republic. Together with his friends, the West German student Volker G. Heinz is looking for ways to help would-be fugitives escape from East to West. Their search ends at Checkpoint Charlie, the most heavily secured border crossing of the Berlin Wall. By hiding the fugitives in the trunk of a diplomat's car, Volker G. Heinz helps more than sixty East German citizens flee to the West. But when the Stasi picks up his trail, Heinz is arrested and interrogated for months in their secret headquarters - today a much visited memorial. In a spectacular move, following secret negotiations and a show trial, Heinz is swapped for two Soviet spies. Uniquely personal, this account of bravery and sacrifice is history at its most vivid.
LC Classification NumberDD260.65
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