Cummings, Richard H. Cold War Radio: The Dangerous History of American Broadcasting in Europe, 1950-1989. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2009.
Table of Contents
Abbreviations and Acronyms ix
Preface 1
1. Intelligence Underpinnings of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty 5
2. The 1950s: When the Cold War Was Hot 34
3. Piccadilly versus the Tramp: The Murder of Georgi Markov 58
4. Carlos the Jackal and the Bombing of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 92
5. Revenge of the Chief Architect: Ceausescu's War Against Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 122
6. Code Name Iago: The Murder Attempts on Emil Georgeseu 146
7. Aggression in the Ether: Oleg Tumanov and Other KGB Agents 171
8. Alpha, Waves, and Hornets 198
Appendix A: East German Intelligence Report on Carlos 219
Appendix B: Action Plan in Noel Bernard's Case, Code Name the Jackal 229
Appendix C: Detailed Plan Used to Bomb RFE/RL 234
Appendix D: Letter from Carlos to Johannes Weinrich 237
Appendix E: Stasi Report on "Separat" 239
Appendix F: Letter from Johannes Weinrich to Carlos 243
Appendix G: West German Annual Report Excerpts 254
Appendix H: 1992 SRI Report to RFE/RL 256
Appendix I: 1985 Romanian Ether Report 259
Appendix J: 1976 Joint Action Plan Against RFE/RL 264
Appendix K: Selected Summary of Threats, Intimidations, Contacts, Intelligence Cases 269
Chapter Notes 287
Bibliography 297
Index 301
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