Book about the berlin wall

However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Although this story is set in the 1960s, it still manages to come across as a very timely piece historical fiction novel featuring a twelve year old girl trying to escape to the west. Norman gelb, writing before the wall came down, tells how the wall grew from the confusions of the postwar years. At first constructed of barbed wire, the wall was built to halt large numbers of defections and to prevent east berliners. Nov 09, 2019 berlin when werner kratschell, an east german pastor and dissident, heard that the berlin wall was open, he did not quite believe it. I downed almost an entire bottle of schnapps thirty years after the events of 9 november 1989, five german writers reflect on the day they woke to a. On the morning of august, 1961, the residents of east berlin fo. A very brief history kindle edition by black, mark. Very well detailed and included the wall, the struggle, the build up of aggression, the stand off between the us and the ussr, and the sad loss of life of those who tried to escape the wall and east germany. As the 20th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall approaches, here are 10 books that best illustrate the damage it caused. List of books and articles about berlin wall online. Select hotel berlin the wall this neighborhood is a great choice for travelers interested in history, museums and monuments check location zimmerstr.

The 100mile berlin wall created an awful, if awesome, scar across the landscape of germanys capital. Located in berlin s mitte neighborhood, select hotel berlin the wall is in the city center and near a metro station. When the berlin wall fell on november 9, 1989, its destruction was nearly as instantaneous as its creation. The berlin wall describes the events that led up to the construction of the berlin wall, the vast differences in a divided germany during the cold war, and the consequences of the wall s eventual destruction. Many people thought it was a symbol of the cold war. This lively and thoughtprovoking book is a must for experiencing divided berlin not just with politicos such as willy brandt, john f kennedy and lyndon b. Forty autumns tells of one family, divided for decades by. But taylors admirable book is a vivid narrative of a dangerous era. Each volume in the at issue in history series is an anthology that focuses on a controversial historical topic. The true story of the cold wars most audacious espionage operation took me back to berlin, although the historical events of this story take place in 195556.

The brandenburg gate, a few meters from the berlin wall, was opened on 22 december 1989. The recent berlin wall book by lysyj is a very good complement to cox book, since it covers extensively the 4. A world divided, 19611989, frederick taylor, a british expert on germany and the author of dresden, an excellent study of the bombing of that city, reminds us how perilous those times were. On the morning of august, 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 cut a city of four million in two. The fall of the berlin wall sent shock waves around the world, initiating a stunningly rapid powershift that would bring about the collapse of the soviet union, give rise to new democracies in eastern europe, and end the cold war superpower conflict that had governed international relations for nearly a half century. Friedrichstadtpalast and checkpoint charlie museum are cultural highlights, and some of the areas notable landmarks include checkpoint charlie and gendarmenmarkt. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the berlin wall. Still, being a secondhand witness to history is a role that more of us will face as the fall of the berlin wall passes into its 30th, 40th, and 50th anniversaries. This title examines an important historic eventthe berlin walls division of the city of berlin, germany, from the building of the wall to its destruction. In this wellresearched book, frederick taylor tells the story behind the berlin wall why it was built, how it affected germans, berliners, and the superpower. Top 10 books about the berlin wall books the guardian.

Mary elise sarotte talked about her book, the collapse. In 1961, overnight a concrete border went up, dividing the. But it was also a very concrete site of separation and suffering that claimed the lives of at least 6 people. Berliner mauer separated the city of berlin in germany from 1961 to 1989. According to the berlin wall memorial, 140 people died at the berlin wall or were killed there in connection with the border. At the berlin wall, thousands tried creativeand dangerous. I began this book almost 30 years ago, in the spring of 1984, while living in west berlin still encircled, at that time, by the berlin wall. The berlin wall was taken down on november 9, 1989. The airlift failed, and the soviets, says taylor, decided they required something more substantial to block access to east berlin. The berlin wall was barely one year old when peter was killed. Nov 08, 2019 funders stasiland is an anomaly on this list, written by an australian who lived in west berlin in the 1990s. It incorporates primary sources, including videos and pictures, to help you understand this significant topic in world history. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 288 pages and is available in paperback format.

List of books and articles about berlin wall online research. The cold war was the name given to the relationship between the ussr and usa after the end of ww2. Taylors book is a vivid, comprehensive account of how the berlin wall came about, of the repulsive or inspiring events which took place along it during its 28year life, and of its eventual fall in 1989. The berlin wall was the dividing line between the east and west, as well as between communism and democracy. What started as a barbed wire fence grew into a complex, multilayered structure that was designed to stop the flow of people, goods, and ideas. When the berlin wall went up on august, 1961, it divided all aspects of life, including parents from their children, and employees from their places of work. Khalifman presentsa white repertoireand lysij a black repertoire. The berlin wall was erected more than 15 years into the cold war. The berlin wall essential events library binding january 1, 2014. Harrison after the berlin wall, and steve vogel betrayal in berlin share histories and cultural appreciations of the berlin wall, examining what it means to americans, how activists have chosen to commemorate it, and digging deeply beneath it for a cold war tale of wiretapping. A year rife with conversations about walls, 2019 also marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. Cox refers often to khalifman and for some points brings improvement khalifman analysis is of good quality. Very interesting book about the buildup to building the berlin wall.

For 28 years, the berlin wall the most potent symbol of the cold war divided not only the city but the world. The berlin wall was built in 1961 during the cold war and separated east and west berlin. The author has done an excellent job of telling the story of the berlin wall, providing considerable background that i was unaware of, even though i was born in berlin in 1954. Easytoread, compelling text explores why the wall was built, what it was like living in a divided city, and why the wall was torn down. The first edition of the novel was published in 2003, and was written by anna funder. Ive now read several remarkable books about how and why it collapsed. Now readers can find out why it was built in the first place. The bookends of this highlevel history of cold war berlin are the middleofthenight surprise building of the first version of the wall in 1961, and then, in 1989, the announcement of free travel between east and west germany, resulting in an exultant stream of east berliners crossing, and not long after, the end of the wall and the reunification of east and west germany. The significance of the wall simple book production. Peter schneiders the wall jumper was written in 1982, a full seven years before the wall came down. Nielsen, edge of eternity by ken follett, cloud and wallfish by anne nesbet, black dogs by i. In this wellresearched book, frederick taylor tells the story behind the berlin wall why it was built, how it affected germans, berliners, and the superpower rivalry.

At offshoot of greenhavens acclaimed at issue series focusing on current social issues, this series provides primary and secondary sources to explore and investigate the various opinions offered on each topic. This textbook outlines the rise and fall of the berlin wall and the key themes around the time. She lived in islandische strasse, a side street running off bornholmer strasse. Fareed zakaria gps book of the week this is easily the best book on the fall of the berlin wall. Painters and graffiti artists from all over the world used the grey concrete of the berlin wall, that stretched for miles and divided a city, as a canvas to visually record their impressions of the underlying political and social culture it represented. What was the berlin wall medina, nico, who hq, marchesi. Theres just a sketchy introduction to the city existing divided between two states with people living on one side and going to work or school and so on on the other side.

Among the voices gathered here are those of leading scholars, a dissident from a time when dissent required real bravery, and a journalist who was there when the walls came down all through eastern europe. The berlin wall as a child of the cold war, born in 1963, i was always aware of the berlin wall, but never visited the city before reunification. Nielsen is a must read for fans of the authors previous works, middle grade historical fiction, and an interest in the berlin wall. Berlin wall, 196189, a barrier first erected in aug. A book called the berlin wall 1961 to 1989 turns out not to be much about the berlin wall.

Oct 11, 2016 forty autumns tells of one family, divided for decades by the berlin wall. Today marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. In 1961, the german city of berlin became ground zero in the struggle between the communist and noncommunist worlds when communist east germany began building a wall to divide the city in half. May 27, 2008 the berlin wall 1961 1989 begins with a brief history of berlin, the origins of how the city came to be and the characters who ruled it before moving on to the purpose of the book the berlin wall from its inception, construction, operation and sudden fall on 9 november 1989.

The book then talks about an important event, the berlin airlift, which marked the first instance that the city was blocked from the west and the allies attempt to provide supplies to the citizens of berlin. For 28 years, the berlin wall had been a symbol of the cold war and the iron curtain between sovietled communism and the democracies of the west. Our museum is located right next to the east side gallery at the muhlenspeicher on muhlenstrasse no. But he grabbed his daughter and her friend and drove to. It would stand for another twentyseven years, and claim at least 140 lives. August, 1961 november 9, 1989 kindle edition by taylor, frederick. You must go to berlin over the centuries, the city of berlin has had its share of ups and downs. I expected the book to start in 1960 or thereabouts, but to my surprise it started long before then. Among the voices gathered here are those of leading scholars, a dissident from a time when dissent required real bravery, and a journalist who was there when. Ive now read several remarkable books about how and why it collapsed, steeping myself in the dark history before that miraculous. The accidental opening of the berlin wall, no one in the east german government. Berlin wall by christine zuchorawalske nook book ebook. Nov 06, 2019 voices from the berlin wall malcolm forbes a new book by iain mcgregor offers a vivid account of daily life in divided berlin, collecting the stories of ordinary people who lived, worked, and served on either side of checkpoint charlie.

Eight books for kids and teens about the berlin wall built by the soviets to separate the people of the eastern sector from freedom and family. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It reads like a thriller, its deeply researched and smoothly written. These brilliant books about the cold war offer not just an insight into life behind the iron curtain but. This title examines an important historic eventthe berlin wall s division of the city of berlin, germany, from the building of the wall to its destruction. Twentyfive years after its fall, little remains of the barrier between east and west, but those seeking to understand its impact neednt look far. The berlin wall book by hermann waldenburg, paperback. Constructed overnight in 1961, it divided families and prevented east germans from reaching the west for 28 years.

It separated the eastern half from the western half. When it fell, the event was celebrated around the world. The berlin wall was an awkward thing, outlandish and unloved, a barrier planted clear across the middle of the largest city between paris and moscow. On the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall, michael meyer provides a riveting eyewitness account of the collapse of communism in eastern europe that brilliantly rewrites our conventional understanding of how the cold war came to an end and holds important lessons for americas current geopolitical challenges. It will remind you how unlikely it was that the soviet empire would collapse until one day it did.

The accidental opening of the berlin wall, about the collapse of the berlin wall on november 9, 1989. Jan 30, 2020 when the berlin wall fell on november 9, 1989, its destruction was nearly as instantaneous as its creation. Top 10 books about the berlin wall as the 20th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall approaches, here are 10 books that best illustrate the damage it caused. It was the most dramatic example of the political architecture of modern times. The berlin wall 1961 1989 begins with a brief history of berlin, the origins of how the city came to be and the characters who ruled it before moving on to the purpose of the book the berlin wall from its inception, construction, operation and sudden fall on 9 november 1989. The demolition of the wall officially began on june 1990 and was completed in november 1991.

During its 28year existence, the berlin wall was the foremost symbol of the cold war division of germanyand of europe as a whole. Altogether, all these books are very good, but i find cox book the best to start with both for white and black. Discover librarianselected research resources on berlin wall from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines. More than 2 million east germans, most of them skilled laborers and professionals, fled to the west between 1949 and 1961. The berlin wall this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Taylors extraordinary narrative skill has the pacing of a thriller and the immediacy of reportage. The fall of the berlin wall paved the way for german reunification, which formally took place on 3 october 1990. This book can be used to teach students how to discern the authors point of view and to effectively summarize.

Books that offer perspective on the fall of the berlin wall, 30 years. The berlin wall have been previously covered by khalifman opening 1. Construction of the wall was commenced by the german democratic republic gdr, east germany on august 1961. As historian mary elise sarotte describes in the collapse. Simple book production the rise and fall of the berlin wall. The berlin wall came to show the different ideologies between the different systems of governments, how they worked and what the people thought about them.