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" This vivid account of the Wall and all that it meant reminds us that symbolism can be double-edged, as a potent emblem of isolation and repression became, in its destruction, an even more powerful totem of freedom. The Atlantic MonthlyNOW WITH AN UPDATED EPILOGUE 30 YEARS AFTER THE FALL OF THE WALL On the morning of August 13, 1961, the residents of East Berlin found themselves cut off from family, friends, and jobs in the West by a tangle of barbed wire that ruthlessly split a city of four million in two. Within days the barbed-wire entanglement would undergo an extraordinary metamorphosis: it became an imposing 103-mile-long wall guarded by three hundred watchtowers. A physical manifestation of the struggle between Soviet Communism and American capitalism that stood for nearly thirty years, the Berlin Wall was the high-risk fault line between East and West on which rested the fate of all humanity. In the definitive history on the subject, Frederick Taylor weaves together official history, archival materials, and personal accounts to tell the complete story of the Wall's rise and fall. "
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Biographisches: " Frederick Taylor studied history and modern languages at Oxford University and Sussex University. A Volkswagen Studentship award enabled him to research and travel widely in both parts of divided Germany at the height of the Cold War. Taylor is the author of Dresden and has edited and translated a number of works from German, including The Goebbels Diaries, 1939-1941 . He is married with three children and lives in Cornwall, England. " Rezension(2): "The Independent:The story of this 'foetid flourishin'' is convincingly told. . For those who wish to understand the rise of the Wall, this book is valuable." Rezension(3): "The Literary Review:“A fine book, perfectly balanced between historical analysis and lively anecdote and written with great verve.”" Rezension(4): "The Daily Telegraph:\A thorough attempt to preserve the historical record before the moths of fading of or false memory devour it . an intelligent and well-researched account. His most commendable achievement is to have resuscitated those who died because of the Wall.\" Rezension(5): "The Irish Times:Frederick Taylor . follows up his outstanding Dresden with The Berlin Wall, and manages once again to combine serious historical research with an assured, gripping narrative. . Taylor's extraordinary narrative skill [has] the pacing of a thriller and the immediacy of reportage." Rezension(6): "Publishers Weekly (starred review):“This vivid account of the Wall and all that it meant reminds us that symbolism can be double-edged, as a potent emblem of isolation and repression became, in its destruction, an even more powerful totem of freedom.”" Rezension(7): "The Bookseller:\Gripping.\" Rezension(8): "The Atlantic Monthly:“A serious, edifying experience.”" Rezension(9): "Janet Maslin, CBS Sunday Morning:〈p〉Starred review from April 9, 2007〈br/〉Walls, like those of Hadrian and Maginot, do not have a good reputation, and Taylor (〈em〉Dresden〈/em〉〈br/〉) has written a superb narrative of the rise and fall of the monstrous one that scarred Berlin between August 1961 and November 1989. Walls, too, are more than merely bricks and mortar (or, in the 100-mile-long Berlin version'" Rezension(10): "The Denver Post:" Rezension(11): "Janet Maslin, CBS Sunday Morning:" Rezension(12): "The Weekly Standard:" Rezension(13): "〈a href=\http://www.publishersweekly.com\ target=\blank\〉〈img src=\https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png\ alt=\Publisher's Weekly\ border=\0\ /〉〈/a〉:"
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