J.W. Mohnhaupt

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Jan Mohnhaupt has written for many of Germany’s leading newspapers and magazines. The Zookeepers’ War is his first book to be translated into English. He lives in Munich, where he’s happy to be close to one of his favorite zoos.

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Books by J.W. Mohnhaupt

The Zookeepers' War

An Incredible True Story from the Cold War

By J.W. Mohnhaupt

Translated by Shelley Frisch

The unbelievable true story of the Cold War’s strangest proxy war, fought between the zoos on either side of the Berlin Wall.

“The liveliness of Mohnhaupt’s storytelling and the wonderful eccentricity of his subject matter make this book well worth a read.” —Star Tribu...

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