{"product_id":"berlin-in-detente-era-berlin-brigade-booklets-and-the-story-of-berlin-brigade-paperback","title":"Berlin in Detente-era Berlin Brigade Booklets: and the Story of Berlin Brigade - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eT. H. E. Hill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlease note\u003c\/b\u003e that the quality of the images in this reprint is dependent on the quality of the source documents, some of which were originally produced on copying machines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis non-fiction book is a by-product of the research for a \"Then-and-Now\" novel about Berlin: \u003ci\u003eReunification: A Monterey Mary Returns to Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e. The novel compares Berlin in the 1970s with Berlin in the 2010s, spiced up with the stories of escapades that only those at Field Station Berlin could have pulled off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The booklets and articles reproduced in this volume define the \"Then\" of \u003ci\u003eReunification\u003c\/i\u003e. They cover the period from 1967 to 1975, spanning the tenth anniversary of the Berlin Wall (1971), my tour of duty with Field Station Berlin, and the beginnings of the short-lived Detente in relations with the Soviet Union that ended with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The decision to reproduce these booklets and articles was based on a number of considerations. \u003ci\u003eArmy in Europe\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, which provided the two articles that open this volume, is only sparsely held in libraries in the United States. WorldCat only shows four. \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Berlin Brigade\u003c\/i\u003e: U.S. Army, Berlin Pamphlet 870-2 is only held in two. Furthermore, the editions that they hold are from 1980 and 1981, making the 1977 edition reproduced here \"unique,\" a word that was constantly used during my tour in Berlin to describe our situation there. The 1970s editions of \u003ci\u003eBerlin Brigade AG Special Services Presents Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e are not held in any library, nor are the ACS \u003ci\u003eHow to Stay Busy in Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e, and the U.S. Commander, Berlin's \u003ci\u003eWelcome to Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e. Reprinting makes them all available for research libraries to add to their collections. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The second consideration is that--when presented in a single volume--the material collected here has a historical value that is greater than the sum of the individual pieces in isolation. The booklets represent three different perspectives of Berlin: practical, rhetorical, and pragmatic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eWelcome to Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e: Compliments of the U.S. Commander, Berlin is practical. It presents factual data on Berlin, ranging from Command organizational charts to the biographies of the key players in the Command. Since Berlin Command interacts heavily with the local civilian government, there is an organizational chart for that as well. The booklet also contains a brief history of Berlin, and an overview of the Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The \"Special Report,\" in the Sept. 1967 issue of \u003ci\u003eArmy in Europe\u003c\/i\u003e entitled \"East Germany: A Look Through the Wall\" is rhetorical. It establishes a rather chilly baseline for the temperature of rhetoric of the Cold War: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eBerlin Brigade Special Services Presents Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow to Stay Busy in Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e are pragmatic. They present a guide of how to get on with life in Walled Berlin, ranging from the history of Berlin to where to go shopping and sightseeing. This is the point of view of the Americans who actually lived in Berlin, sharing the fate of those whom it was their impossible duty to defend, because-as the CIA \u003ci\u003eBerlin Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e (1961) says-\"the Soviets and East Germans could seize West Berlin at any time.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Making it easy to compare these perspectives in a single volume is one of the \"values added\" by reprinting these booklets and articles. Another is that they create a sense of living history. The differences between the various discussions of Berlin allow the reader to see how things changed in Berlin from one point in time to another. This is one of the things that make it appealing for those interested in the history of Berlin to read these Detente-era texts one after the other. There is an index to make a comparison of their points of view easier. No attempt has been made to re-edit the texts. Only blatant typographical errors have been corrected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 326\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52625006887219,"sku":"9781511972390","price":27.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RkFhV0RDV2JlS2NYL0UzbWxpOU9BUT09.webp?v=1762023434","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/berlin-in-detente-era-berlin-brigade-booklets-and-the-story-of-berlin-brigade-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}