Berlin and its infamous wall are the epicenter for Cold War tourism, but there are plenty of other sites around Germany that portray the tension between east and west after World War II.

West Berlin businessmen, doing 80% of their business outside the city, shuttle continuously by air to West Germany. For foreign tourists in Germany, the Berlin Wall has become a sightseeing must.

When West Germany joined NATO, it was not at war with East Germany and both entities had been recognized as individual states in 1949, said M.E. Sarotte, author of a diplomatic history, “Not One ...

The most wanted man in West Germany for the past 20 years has been Reinhard Gehlen, the shadowy chief of West German intelligence, whom the Communists honored with a standing offer of $250,000 to ...