The race against the Stasi : the incredible story of Dieter Wiedemann, The Iron Curtain and the greatest cycling race on Earth
Sykes, Herbie2014
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When the 'Iron Curtain' descended across Europe, Dieter Wiedemann was a hero of East German sport. A podium finisher in The Peace Race, the Eastern Bloc equivalent of the Tour de France, he was a pin-up for the supremacy of socialism over the 'fascist' West. Unbeknownst to the authorities, however, he had fallen in love with Sylvia Hermann, a girl from the other side of the wall. Socialist doctrine had it that the two of them were 'class enemies', and as a famous athlete Dieter's every move was pored over by the Stasi. Only he abhorred their ideology, and in Sylvia saw his only chance of freedom. Now, playing a deadly game of cat and mouse, he plotted his escape.
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Author:
Sykes, Herbie, author
Imprint:
London : Aurum Press, 2014.
Collation:
xv, 399 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781781313084 (hbk)1781313083
Dewey class:
796.6'2'092796.62796.62092B
Local class:
B WIE
Language:
English
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BRN:
899151
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