What diplomats really do (illustrated): U.S. diplomat George Glass recounts adventures and conflicts from over three decades in the Foreign Service. Largely focused on the Cold War, he describes infiltration of the peace movement and anti-Americanism in West Berlin. He details dealing with Moscow dissidents before Gorbachev. He reviews his arrests by the KGB, a high-speed KGB auto chase, and the suicide of a friend. He portrays battling East German leader Erich Honecker's plots to flood Berlin with refugees and close checkpoints. He shares his views on politicians, and...