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Eva Dillon

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Foreign Friends

The Cocktail Party That Raised the Berlin Wall

What would happen, the Russian asked, if the Soviet Union were to invade West Berlin? General O’Neill responded instantly. “War,” he said. “It would mean all-out war.”

Eva Dillon

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‘Jewel in the Crown’

My Father Was a Cold War Spy

As we enter into a murky new Cold War 2.0 with Russia, his story has lessons for us about the human cost of conflict.

Eva Dillon

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