| Cold War Radio: The Dangerous History of American Broadcasting in Europe, 1950-1989 Contributor(s): Cummings, Richard H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786441380 ISBN-13: 9780786441389 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $24.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: 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 CIAs 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 development have long since died, leaving only fragmentary documentation of the stations critical formative years. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Radio - History & Criticism - History | Europe - General - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 384.540 |
| LCCN: 2009005006 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: During the Cold War, Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty broadcast uncensored news and commentary to people living in communist nations. As critical elements of the CIA's early covert activities against communist regimes in Eastern Europe, the Munich-based stations drew a large audience despite efforts to jam the broadcasts and ban citizens from listening to them. This history of the stations in the Cold War era reveals the perils their staff faced from the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Romania and other communist states. It recounts in detail the murder of writer Georgi Markov, the 1981 bombing of the stations by Carlos the Jackal, infiltration by KGB agent Oleg Tumanov and other events. Appendices include security reports, letters between Carlos the Jackal and German terrorist Johannes Weinrich and other documents, many of which have never been published. |