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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GSG 9 – A German myth turns 50
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50 years after the founding of the GSG 9, Martin Herzog’s book tells of successes and failures, but also of questionable use by foreign policy and intelligence services. This is the first well-founded history of this myth-enshrouded police unit.
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The lord of the foxes
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In a biography, Bodo Hechelhammer has reappraised the dazzling, controversial and dark life of comic creator Rolf Kauka. Literary historian Matthias Friske knows that in the GDR, too, ideological colorings were painted beautifully for comic fans.
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