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Tells the story of the building of the Berlin Wall from its genesis in the Allies' race for Berlin through the completion of the 99-mile barrier in 1961
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Gelb presents a fairly complete history and description of the wall, from its geographical parameters to its geopolitical significance, from its philosophical and functional architects to its detractors and apologists. The book is at its breathless best in recounting the stringing of the first strands of barbed wire in August 1961, and in describing the innovative attempts of East Germans to escape . Gelb was a correspondent for the Mutual Broadcasting Network in Berlin during the wall's construction. His writing style is very much popular journalism, and one almost expects to read comic book-like expletives. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, the book will appeal to a broad spectrum of readers. Gelb does raise an interesting question, though he does not pursue it far enough. Can the wall be seen, in all its scarred ugliness, as a positive force for world peace? Jeff Northrup, Birmingham P.L., Ala.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherM. Joseph
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0718127390
- ISBN 13 9780718127398
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages298
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Michael Joseph, London England, 1986
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ISBN 13: 9780718127398
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