内容简介
ONthemorningofAugust13,1961,theresidentsofEastBerlinfoundthemselvescutofffromfamily,friends,andjobsintheWestbyatangleofbarbedwirethatruthlesslysplitacityoffourmillionintwo.Withindaysthebarbed-wireentanglementwouldundergoanextraordinarymetamorphosis:itbecameanimposing103-mile-longwallguardedbythreehundredwatchtowers.AphysicalmanifestationofthestrugglebetweenSovietCommunismandAmericancapitalismthatstoodfornearlythirtyyears,theBerlinWallwasthehigh-riskfaultlinebetweenEastandWestonwhichrestedthefateofallhumanity.Inthiscaptivatingwork,suretobethedefinitivehistoryonthesubject,FrederickTaylorweavestogetherofficialhistory,archivalmaterials,andpersonalaccountstotellthecompletestoryoftheWall'sriseandfall.