The fall of the Berlin Wall
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- ISBN: 9780470496688 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0470496681 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
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xvii, 218 p. : map ; 20 cm. - Edition: 20th anniversary ed.
- Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, c2009.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Published simultaneously in Canada"--T.p. verso. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-199) and index. |
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Subject: | Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 Berlin (Germany) Politics and government 1945-1990 Germany History Unification, 1990 Cold War |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | DD 881 .B835 2009 | 30775305489248 | General Collection | Available | - |
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall
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 will to achieve freedom."" -- Publishers Weekly ""This is a small masterpiece of the narrative tradition. The Fall of the Berlin Wall keep[s] readers turning the page."" -- National Review ""[A] great narrative of democratic survival and democratic victory."" -- The Washington Times The fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 was the turning point in the struggle against Communism in Eastern Europe. In The Fall of the Berlin Wall , renowned author and conservative pioneer William F. Buckley Jr. explains why the wall was built, reveals its devastating impact on the lives of people on both sides, and provides a riveting account of the events that led to the wall's destruction and the end of the Cold War.