BLAH 210 A Tale of Two Germanies - Ostpolitik, with Jim McGeehin

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour by Sean T. Collins & Stefan Sasse

Aug 18, 202501:06:29Arts

Today, we're taking a look at the detente between West and East Germany. What were the factors breaking the deadlock in domestic and international politics? How did it happen? And, most importantly, was it a success?

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