Buy your copy of “Steinstuecken: A Little Pocket of Freedom”

Steinstuecken: A Little Pocket of Freedom tells the story of a little-known, but inspiring
and memorable, episode in Berlin’s Cold War history. Use code STEIN20 to support GAHF with every purchase of this remarkable tale written by author Don Smith, a retired U.S. Army officer and GAHF member. Order

Steinstücken was a bedroom community of fewer than 200 people in southwest Berlin, near Potsdam. During the Cold War, it was officially part of the American Occupation Sector—but it did not sit within the recognized boundaries of the city of Berlin. Instead, it sat outside of Berlin by about 1 kilometer, surrounded completely by GDR-controlled territory.

Yet, for more than 20 years, the Americans kept Steinstücken safe and out of Communist hands. The people of Steinstücken resisted Communist pressure—often at great personal risk—and built a strong relationship with the Americans that persists to this day. It is a story that deserves to be remembered.

You can watch a video of the author’s presentation for GAHF here:

Acclaim Press, publisher of Steinstuecken: A Little Pocket of Freedom, is proud to offer
this book to GAHF members and associated groups as a fundraising support tool,
and to help preserve the memories of the strong American German friendship that
was built after the Cold War. Use code STEIN20 and specify GAHF when you order. 
Acclaim Press will donate 20% of the book purchase price to us. 

If an autographed copy is desired, author Donald Smith can autograph a bookplate that can be applied to the inside cover of the book and mail it to the purchaser. Email him directly at [email protected].

Don  Smith is a retired Army Reserve officer who served in Germany from 1986-89. He visited Berlin (West and East) three times. On one of those trips, he saw Steinstücken and never forgot it. He has a B.A. in History from the University of Virginia and a Masters in Strategic Intelligence from the Joint Military Intelligence College (now the National Intelligence University). He has been published in Military History magazine, World War II magazine, and the U.S Army Intelligence Center’s (USAIC) Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin. He is a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Instructor for USAIC at Fort Huachuca, Ariz. He lives in Tucson.