Parallel justice in the GDR
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The historian Christian Halbrock has written a book about the Stasi remand centre in Neustrelitz as a system behind the GDR power apparatus. It is about fates, arbitrary justice and the defensive work of the state security with often inconceivable consequences for those affected.
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My father’s secret
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The journalist Corinna von Bassewitz has made a book out of her family story about her father’s mysterious double life as a BND secret agent. What identities had her own father lived and faked for the family?
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A president disappears and the Adenauer file
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Bestselling author Ralf Langroth turns historical figures of the young Federal Republic of Germany into protagonists to recount defining moments in German history. We embark on a journey to hotspots that provoked conflicts and triggered political crises.
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The Invisibles
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SPIEGEL journalists Ann-Katrin Müller and Maik Baumgärtner have researched the work of secret female agents. They explain why it is a security risk in the fight against espionage and terrorism that not many women work in intelligence services to this day.
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No licence to kill
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For 30 years, top-class BND secret agent Gerhard Conrad was entrusted with top-secret missions in many hot spots around the world. In his autobiography, he offers exclusive insights, clears up myths and tries to clear up misunderstandings.
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