The Tunnels : The Untold Story Of The Escapes Under The Berlin Wall - Mitchell, Greg

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 worlds 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, maneuverer to quash both documentaries.

Softcover. English. Penguin. 2017. ISBN: 9780552172042. 400 pp with fold-out maps at eear. fair/good. Book No: 58396