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Berlin has played a major role in world politics since the Nazi era and continues to be in the spotlight today as the once-again great capital of Germany. Ann Tusa presents an engaging chronicle of the Cold War partitions of this historic city, from the political strife and administrative division by the victors against Hitler, through the building and eventual destruction of the Wall.
Using newly available documents, she offers by far the fullest account to date of the political, diplomatic, and military affairs of the city, with vivid characterizations of central figures like Konrad Adenauer, Nikita Khrushchev, and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.
Tusa's account also displays the full drama surrounding the building of the Wall, from its ramifications for world politics (including John F. Kennedy's famous response that "a wall is a hell of a lot better than a war") to the experiences of ordinary Berliners and the personal tragedies they experienced as the Wall severed a living city and sundered families for generations.
The result is a startling combination of historical detail and lucid style, a story that The Sunday Times of London has hailed as "not only paintstakingly researched but eminently readable."
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History, Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989, Military government, Politics and government, Berlin Wall (Germany : 1961-1989) fast (OCoLC)fst01709753, Berlijnse muur, Berlin (germany), history, 1945-1990, Germany, politics and government, Italy, description and travelPlaces
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The Last Division: Berlin, the Wall, and the Cold War
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Last Division: Berlin, the Wall, and the Cold War
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The Last Division: A History of Berlin, 1945-1989, Library Edition
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The last division: a history of Berlin, 1945-1989
1997, Addison-Wesley
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The Last Division: Berlin and the Wall 1945-89
December 5, 1996, Trafalgar Square Publishing
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