The Berlin Wall. Monument of the Cold War

Today, I would like to recommand you a very interesting book in German and English about the Berlin Wall with a lot of pictures inside. It is written by Hans-Hermann Hertle and has the following chapters:

• Where the Wall Stood
• Before the Wall Went Up
• Building the Wall
• Escapes-Escape Helpers-Resistance
• Confrontation and Détente
• Perfecting the Border Security System
• Deaths at the Berlin Wall
• The Wall in the Honecker Era (1971-1989)
• The Fall of the Wall
• Remnants of the Wall

If you live in Germany, you can order it from the Federal Center for Political Education for only 3€! All the books by the Federal Center for Political Education are really cheap, because they want to support the political education of the people.