Cocroft, Wayne,
Archaeology of the Teufelsberg : exploring Western electronic intelligence gathering in Cold War Berlin / Wayne D. Cocroft and John Schofield. - 1 online resource. - Routledge archaeologies of the contemporary world .
Introduction: Berlin becomes the Cold War espionage capital -- Electronic intelligence gathering : beginnings -- The Teufelsberg, history and context -- Archaeological investigation : methods and approaches -- Site description -- Architectural summary and overview -- Closure.
"For over fifty years, the white radomes of the Teufelsberg have been one of Berlin's most prominent landmarks. For half of this time the city lay over 100 miles behind an 'Iron Curtain' that divided East from West, and was surrounded by communist East Germany and the densest concentration of Warsaw Pact military forces in Europe. From the vantage point high on the Teufelsberg, British and American personnel constantly monitored the electronic emissions from the surrounding military forces, as well as high-level political intelligence. Today, the Teufelsberg stands as a contemporary and spectacular ruin, representing a significant relic of a lost cyber space of Cold War electronic emissions and espionage. Based on archaeological fieldwork and recently declassified documents this book presents a new history of the Teufelsberg and other Western intelligence gathering sites in Berlin. At a time when intelligence gathering is once more under close scrutiny, when questions are being asked about the intelligence relationship between the US and Germany, and amidst wider debate about the USA's National Security Agency (NSA) intelligence programmes, sites like the Teufelsberg raise questions that appear both important and timely"--
9780429442629 0429442629 9780429809620 042980962X 9780429809637 0429809638 9780429809644 0429809646
Espionage, British--History--Germany--Berlin--20th century.
Espionage, American--History--Germany--Berlin--20th century.
Electronic intelligence--History--Germany--Berlin--20th century.
Cold War.
Military archaeology--Germany--Berlin.
Radomes.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
Teufelsberg (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin (Germany)--History--1945-1990.
Berlin (Germany)--Antiquities.
Berlin (Germany)--Buildings, structures, etc.
DD900 / .C63 2019eb
327.120943/15509045
Archaeology of the Teufelsberg : exploring Western electronic intelligence gathering in Cold War Berlin / Wayne D. Cocroft and John Schofield. - 1 online resource. - Routledge archaeologies of the contemporary world .
Introduction: Berlin becomes the Cold War espionage capital -- Electronic intelligence gathering : beginnings -- The Teufelsberg, history and context -- Archaeological investigation : methods and approaches -- Site description -- Architectural summary and overview -- Closure.
"For over fifty years, the white radomes of the Teufelsberg have been one of Berlin's most prominent landmarks. For half of this time the city lay over 100 miles behind an 'Iron Curtain' that divided East from West, and was surrounded by communist East Germany and the densest concentration of Warsaw Pact military forces in Europe. From the vantage point high on the Teufelsberg, British and American personnel constantly monitored the electronic emissions from the surrounding military forces, as well as high-level political intelligence. Today, the Teufelsberg stands as a contemporary and spectacular ruin, representing a significant relic of a lost cyber space of Cold War electronic emissions and espionage. Based on archaeological fieldwork and recently declassified documents this book presents a new history of the Teufelsberg and other Western intelligence gathering sites in Berlin. At a time when intelligence gathering is once more under close scrutiny, when questions are being asked about the intelligence relationship between the US and Germany, and amidst wider debate about the USA's National Security Agency (NSA) intelligence programmes, sites like the Teufelsberg raise questions that appear both important and timely"--
9780429442629 0429442629 9780429809620 042980962X 9780429809637 0429809638 9780429809644 0429809646
Espionage, British--History--Germany--Berlin--20th century.
Espionage, American--History--Germany--Berlin--20th century.
Electronic intelligence--History--Germany--Berlin--20th century.
Cold War.
Military archaeology--Germany--Berlin.
Radomes.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
Teufelsberg (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin (Germany)--History--1945-1990.
Berlin (Germany)--Antiquities.
Berlin (Germany)--Buildings, structures, etc.
DD900 / .C63 2019eb
327.120943/15509045