Cold War Radio The Dangerous History of American Broadcasting in Europe, 1950-1989

Name: Cold War Radio The Dangerous History of American Broadcasting in Europe, 1950-1989
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ISBN: 9780786441389

ISBN-10: 0786441380

ISBN-13: 9780786441389

Edition: 2009

Authors: Richard H. Cummings

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During the Cold War, the Munich-based radio stations Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty provided clandestine broadcasts to thousands of individuals living behind the Iron Curtain. As American-sponsored radio stations, Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty were two critical elements in the CIA's early covert activities directed against the communist regimes in Eastern Europe. While the importance of these stations in the Cold War cannot be denied, accurate information on the stations' history and years of operation can be hard to come by. Most early corporate and government records either no longer exist or cannot be located, and most persons who were responsible for the stations' initial…

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List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 3/31/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.64" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Abbreviations and Acronyms


Preface



Intelligence Underpinnings of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty



The 1950s: When the Cold War Was Hot



Piccadilly versus the Tramp: The Murder of Georgi Markov



Carlos the Jackal and the Bombing of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty



Revenge of the Chief Architect: Ceausescu's War Against Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty



Code Name Iago: The Murder Attempts on Emil Georgeseu



Aggression in the Ether: Oleg Tumanov and Other KGB Agents



Alpha, Waves, and Hornets



East German Intelligence Report on Carlos



Action Plan in Noel Bernard's Case, Code Name the Jackal



Detailed Plan Used to Bomb RFE/RL



Letter from Carlos to Johannes Weinrich



Stasi Report on "Separat"



Letter from Johannes Weinrich to Carlos



West German Annual Report Excerpts



1992 SRI Report to RFE/RL



1985 Romanian Ether Report



1976 Joint Action Plan Against RFE/RL



Selected Summary of Threats, Intimidations, Contacts, Intelligence Cases and Notes


Chapter Notes


Bibliography


Index