The Berlin Wall: A World Divided, 1961-1989

Taylor, Frederick

ISBN 10: 0060786140 / ISBN 13: 9780060786144

Published by Harper Perennial, 2008

Seller Inventory # 0060786140-3-25471101

Synopsis:

A comprehensive history of the 103-mile wall between East and West Germany describes its representation of the struggle between Soviet communism and American capitalism, the internal and external pressures that led to its dismantling, and the wall's geopolitical ramifications that remain in place today. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

From the Back Cover:

ON the morning of August 13, 1961, the residents of East Berlin found themselves cut off from family, friends, and jobs in the West by a tangle of barbed wire that ruthlessly split a city of four million in two. Within days the barbed-wire entanglement would undergo an extraordinary metamorphosis: it became an imposing 103-mile-long wall guarded by three hundred watchtowers. A physical manifestation of the struggle between Soviet Communism and American capitalism that stood for nearly thirty years, the Berlin Wall was the high-risk fault line between East and West on which rested the fate of all humanity.

In this captivating work, sure to be the definitive history on the subject, Frederick Taylor weaves together official history, archival materials, and personal accounts to tell the complete story of the Wall's rise and fall.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Berlin Wall: A World Divided, 1961-1989
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good