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Collapse The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall

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ISBN-10: 0465064949

ISBN-13: 9780465064946

Edition: 2014

Authors: Mary Elise Sarotte

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On November 9th, 1989, massive crowds of East Berliners surged toward the Berlin Wall, drawn by an announcement that would catch the entire world by surprise: residents of the city’s Eastern half could now freely move to the West. The Wall—the greatest symbol of the Cold War—had fallen, literally overnight.As Mary Elise Sarotte reveals, there was nothing deliberate or planned about the dramatic fall of the Berlin Wall. It was an accident. A carelessly worded memo, a bumbling press conference, the bravery of ordinary people in East and West Berlin—these factors combined to bring about the end of nearly forty years of oppression and fear in Berlin. Based on new archival evidence and…    
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Book details

List price: $31.00
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 10/7/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English