When two zoos went to war: Separated by the Berlin Wall, the men were bitter rivals

HISTORY  THE ZOOKEEPERS’ WAR  by J.W. Mohnhaupt (S&S £18.99, 272 pp) Here’s a tale from the Cold War that’s little-known but deserves not to be. After World War II, as you know, Berlin was split into two. West Berlin was under the control of the Allies, while East Berlin was under the Soviet yoke, and an … Read more