We all love to tell stories to kids--and later kids love to explore what they love to read. This tale of the Berlin Wall is a story of a key event in the history of the world. And it is also an awe inspiring story of soldiers, warring factions, and a clash of cultures. Fun in fact!
Describes the history of the Berlin Wall, from its construction in 1961 to divide the city of Berlin to its destruction in 1989.
The appearance of a hastily-constructed barbed wire entanglement through the heart of Berlin during the night of 12-13 August 1961 was both dramatic and unexpected. Within days, it had started...
Presents a selection of primary and secondary source articles featuring diverse opinions about the construction and the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Follow Peter Millar on a journey in the heart of Cold War Europe, from the carousing bars of 1970s Fleet Street to the East Berlin corner pub with its eclectic cast of characters who embodied the reality of living on the wrong side of the ...
Studie over de ontwikkelingen die geleid hebben tot de bouw in 1961 van de muur tussen Oost- en West-Berlijn.
In 'The Victims of the Berlin Wall, 1961-1989', authors Hans-Hermann Hertle and Maria Nooke reveal the stories of 136 victims of the Berlin Wall.
Covering the erection of the barriers, how they evolved, defensive devices and the role of the checkpoints, this book also describes how ordinary people attempted to overcome these physical and political obstacles in their quest for freedom ...
"Eloquent . . . immensely readable . . . the saga of the victory of capitalism over the brutal and irrational fraud that was state socialism." —The Baltimore Sun "Buckley's lucid account celebrates the tenacity of the human spirit and the ...
This volume highlights the complex intra-alliance politics of what was seen as the likeliest flash point of conflict in the Cold War and demonstrates how strongly determinant were concerns about relationships with allies in the choices made ...
There are some exciting and strange, but also tragic stories behind the pieces of the Wall. The stories in this book highlight the many ways in which the Wall has been used to commemorate the Berlin Wall and the Cold War.