In October of 1953, five young Czech anti-communists crossed the Czechoslovak-East German border. Bound for West Berlin with an explosive secret message for US authorities, their three-day journey turned into a month-long adventure of gun battles and narrow escapes that became the largest manhunt in Cold War history.

Barbara Masin, author of Gauntlet: Five Friends, 20,000 Enemy Troops, and the Secret That Could Have Changed the Course of the Cold War, has been a featured speaker in Germany, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Her book has been translated into three languages. Inspired by the testament of celebrated World War II resistance leader, Czech general Josef Masin, father of two of the young men in the story and grandfather of the author, this is a dramatic true story of courage and daring against overwhelming odds;  a story that addresses policy and moral dilemmas facing the world even today.

Wednesday February 28 @ 1PM

In HSSB 4020

Click here for the "Gauntlet" website