Berlin: From Symbol of Confrontation to Keystone of Stability

This book meticulously follows the volatile relationship between the Western powers and the Soviet Union with regard to Berlin. The authors begin their study at that point when the State Department first considered the fate of Berlin during World War II and take the reader through to the 1971 Four Power Agreement that governs the present operation of the city. The book provides an in depth understanding of the 1971 agreement as well as the disputes and interests which defined the major powers' positions on Berlin and, to a large extent, determined the city's post war fate. The authors examine in detail the negotiating process that culminated in the Four Powers Agreement and include much heretofore unpublished information stemming from their personal roles in the negotiating process.