What Was the Berlin Wall? by Nico Medina - ISBN: 9781524789671
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Berlin: Divided city, Cold War tensions, and daring escapes to freedom.

What Was the Berlin Wall?

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  • Paperback

    112 pages

  • Release Date

    24 September 2019

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Summary

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. T…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781524789671
ISBN-10:1524789674
Author:Nico Medina, Stephen Marchesi, Who HQ
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:Penguin Workshop
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:112
Release Date:24 September 2019
Weight:119g
Dimensions:194mm x 137mm x 7mm
Series:What Was?
About The Author

Nico Medina

Nico Medina is the author of several Who HQ books, including What Was Stonewall?, Where Is Mount Everest?, Where Is Alcatraz?, Who Is Aretha Franklin?, and What Was the Ice Age?

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