The Iron Curtain was synonymous with death and oppression. It was festooned with mines, tripwires that triggered automatic guns, barbed wire, watchtowers, vicious dogs and guards who were paid ...

At the end of World War Two, the iron curtain divided Europe. Now, it is an ecological haven stretching through Germany.

An all-steel handgun, the Cz75 was 8.25 inches long with a 4.8-inch barrel. Unloaded, the pistol weighed 2 pounds, 3 ounces. The pistol is produced as both a single and double action pistol, and ...

Iron Curtain: From Stage to Cold WarBy Patrick WrightOUP £18.99, 488 pagesFT bookshop price: £15.19 ...