<p>A fascinating guide of Berlin, the ultimate symbol of the Cold War for more than four decades Following the end of World War II, Berlin became a bone of contention between the former allies of USA, Great Britain, France and the Soviet Union. The construction of the Berlin Wall before the whole world in August 1961 cemented the division of the city, which had already begun with its division into four sectors in 1945, and which would only end with German reunification in 1990. For more than four decades Berlin was the ultimate symbol of the Cold War. Oliver Boyn shows where the political decision makers operated and where spies were exchanged, where the Wall ran and where the centres of propaganda were, where monuments were built and which memorials commemorate that period. Folding maps and more than 160 photographs help those in search of traces of this time.</p>

Divided Berlin, 1945-1990: The Historical Guidebook

History

Boyn, Oliver

Europe

Christoph Links Verlag

<p>Who were the victims of the Berlin wall, and what were their stories? Although many deaths at the Berlin Wall have been publicised over the years in the media, the number, identity and fate of the victims still remain largely unknown. This biographical handbook helps to close this knowledge gap by answering the following questions: how many people actually died at the Berlin Wall between 1961 and 1989? Who were these people? How did they die? How were their relatives and the friends treated after their deaths? What public and political reactions were triggered in the East and the West by these fatalities? What consequences did the East German border guards and military and political leaders have to pay after 1990 as a consequence of the East German border regime, and how have the victims been commemorated since their deaths? By documenting the lives and circumstances under which these men and women died at the Wall, theses deaths are placed in a contemporary historical context. The authors, in addition to systematically researching the relevant archives and examining all the legal proceedings and Stasi documents, also conducted interviews with family members and contemporary witnesses.</p>

The Victims at the Berlin Wall, 1961-1989: A Biographical Handbook. Hans-Hermann Hertle, Maria Nooke

Hans-Hermann Hertle

This historical comic book is an escape helper's first person account of the construction of a tunnel beneath the divided city of Berlin in 1964: From the preparations on the West Berlin side, the digging of the 145 metre long tunnel into East Berlin, the tunnel opening and the successful escape on the first day, and the dramatic events of the second day which were to have grave consequences.  Drawing on authentic interviews with the tunnel builders and refugees and original photographs and documents, writers and illustrators Thomas Henseler and Susanne Buddenberg recreate down to the last detail the dramatic events surrounding Tunnel 57.

Tunnel 57: A True Escape Story

The Berlin Wall

Ost-Berlin: Biografie einer Hauptstadt

Wolle, Stefan

Red Metal: Die Heavy-Metal-Subkultur der DDR

Okunew, Nikolai

Das MfS-Lexikon: Begriffe, Personen und Strukturen der Staatssicherheit der DDR

Unknown, Author

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