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The Race Against The Stasi

Hardcover • 2018 • English

The Race Against The Stasi: The Incredible story of Dieter Wiedemann, The Iron curtain and the greatest cycling race on earth.

By Herbie Sykes

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About the book

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. Unbeknown 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 p...Show more

Biography, Literature and Literary studies
Biography and non-fiction prose
Biography: general

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ISBN

9781781313084

Published year

2018

Language

English

Original title

The Race Against The Stasi

Format

Hardcover

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