In the summer of 1945, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States began what was to b In the summer of 1945, France, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States began what was to be a temporary, joint occupation of Berlin. Over the next three years, the wartime alliance deteriorated into overt hostility and what begun as an expedient became an enduring distinctive feature of the political landscape in post-World War II Europe. For the next 44 years, Berlin stood literally on the front lines of the Cold War, the recurrent focus of East-West confrontation and the stage for the espionage and covert operations that flourished in the half-century deadlock between the superpowers. Only since the end of the Cold War has it beenpossible to discuss this important aspect of the Cold War in any sort of detail. ÊÊThis book contains documents dealing with every aspect of the intelligence war in Berlin from 1945 until the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961. Each document illuminates an important facet of intelligence operations in Cold War Berlin. Taken together, they represent a detailed picture of a side of the Cold War long withheld from the general public. Keywords: On the Front Lines of the Cold War, Donald P. Steury, 1945, Great Britain, Soviet union, France, 44 yeaes, World War II, Cold War, 1961,

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