Curtain of Lies tells the story of the struggle to define the truth of Eastern Europe between 1948 and 1956. It examines how actors on both sides of the Iron Curtain tried to create knowledge about Eastern Europe, and thus helped solidify the battle lines of the Cold War.

• Introduction: Two Camps, Two Truths


• Chapter 1: Telling Lies, Making Truth


• Chapter 2: The Battle for Peace


• Chapter 3: Battling the Big Lie


• Chapter 4: That Funny Feeling Creeping Down Your Back


• Chapter 5: Soporific Bombs and American Flying Discs


• Chapter 6: The Power of the Powerless


• Conclusion


• Notes


• Bibliography


• Index

Melissa Feinberg is Associate Professor of History at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. She is the author of Elusive Equality: Gender, Citizenship and the Limits of Democracy in Czechoslovakia, 1918-1950.