

The Berlin Wall finally came down in 1989. Now readers can find out why it was built in the first place; and what it meant for Berliners living on either side of it. Here's the fascinating story of a city divided. In 1961, overnight a concrete border went up, dividing the city of Berlin into two parts - East and West. The story of the Berlin Wall holds up a mirror to post-WWII politics and the Cold War Era when the United States and the USSR were enemies, always on the verge of war. The wall meant that no one from Communist East Berlin could travel to West Berlin, a free, democratic area. Of course that didn't stop thousands from trying to breech the wall - more than one hundred of them dying in the attempt. (One East Berliner actually ziplined to freedom!) Author Nico Medina explains the spy-vs-spy politics of the time as well as what has happened since the removal of one of the most divisive landmarks in modern history. Review: Book - Great books Review: Good choice - This is such a clear and informative book. Even I learned from it!





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J**B
Book
Great books
L**D
Good choice
This is such a clear and informative book. Even I learned from it!
S**E
Great book
Very interesting story about how it started off as just communist V.S capitalism and they keep building fences while many people escaped. It also mentions about the Airlift and how they would drop about 16 million supplies a day. And also when they took the wall down and it was like a party.
N**N
I love this series
I love this series of books. Great for homeschooling. Great for young students. But also great as a starting point for people or things they want to learn more about.
C**T
We love these books
These books are great to read and we do it as a family. It is great learning about people and places.
J**S
Hijo feliz . Mamá feliz
Mi hijo de 11 años ama este tipo de libros
K**Y
Great book
I loved this book it was fact filled and i couldnt put it down
A**R
Great series of books
Bought this for my son and we read it together. He learned a lot and even I found out some things I hadn’t already known. Have not been disappointed with any of the books in this series.
K**G
Good book to supplement learning
Perfect book for background reading for my sons school project on the wall
V**A
Bel testo compreso di immagini storiche!
Ho acquistato questo libro per leggere qualcosa di diverso dalle solite fiabe o favole. Un ottimo libro per implementare il proprio vocabolario. Consigliato!
G**C
Super colección de libros
La mejor colección de libros. Hasta yo me los leo. A mis hijos se los he ido comprando desde que eran chicos y mi hija de 12 todavía se los lee. Son cortos y escritos muy fácil así que los acaban rápido. Buena lectura para el camión de la escuela.
N**G
Great introduction to the wall
My 8 year old son loves the 'Where is' / 'What was' series of books. They're still a little advanced for him to read on his own, but he loves to read with us and asks lots of questions. We have found this to be great bedtime reading.
O**君
ベルリン崩壊に至るドラマ
世界史好きかつ英語学習者として読んでみたかった本。だが、世界史でもあまり扱ってない話題もあったので、ベルリンの壁崩壊付近の日毎の時系列がよく分かった。多少分からなかったところは別でネットで調べてなるほどーっとなった。
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