German Journeys is based on a true story. Featuring as persona Alec in this series, the author writes about their cultural exploration of Germany as a narrative based on true events

Examining the claims that the Soviet Union and the KGB were responsible for orchestrating the punk rock of the mid-1970s, i na bid to disrupt Western society.

During the Cold War, East Germany manufactured the unusual and compact Trabant automobile, which has endured as a symbol of ingenuity…

Revisiting Wolf Biermann and his 1976 concert in Cologne, which led to his expatriation from East Germany and a chain reaction that led to the fall of the wall.

The story of the USAF RB-66 electronic reconnaissance aircraft shot down by Soviet MiG-19s after it strayed into East German airspace

Am 10. März 1970 entführten Eckhard und Christel Wehage nach dem Start in Berlin-Schönefeld eine kleine Linienmaschine der Interflug, der Fluggesellschaft der DDR. Sie wollten in den Westen flücht...

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A Telegraph Book of the Year A groundbreaking new history of the people at the centre of Europe, from the Second World War to today In 1945, Germany lay in ruins, morally and materially. The German ...