Presents a comprehensive account of the Berlin Wall and the divided city from its construction in 1961 to its demise in 1989; and examines the post-war political tensions that created it.
An account of the author's years as an increasingly dissatisfied Free German Youth in East Germany, from his arrival there--at age eight--with his American mother and German Communist stepfather to his return to America in 1960.
confessions from an East German childhood and the life that came next
Hensel, Jana
2004
Jana Hensel, thirteen on the night the Berlin Wall fell, discusses the impact of the dissolution of East Germany on her and her generation, tells of the initial rush to embrace the culture of the Western world, and recalls the comforts of her communist childhood.
Presents opposing arguments about the Berlin crisis, the Berlin Wall's construction, and its fall, and includes an introduction, a chronology, and a further reading list.
An account of East Germany's sports system and how it produces so many champions, with profiles of Olympic winners and comparisons of the Eastern and Western philosophies of sport.
