DESCRIPTION : In 1961, overnight a concrete border went up, dividing the city of Berlin into two parts - East and West. The story of the Berlin Wall holds up a mirror to post-WWII politics and the Cold War Era when the United States and the USSR were enemies, always on the verge of war. The wall meant that no one from Communist East Berlin could travel to West Berlin, a free, democratic area. Of course that didn't stop thousands from trying to breech the wall - more than one hundred of them dying in the attempt. (One East Berliner actually ziplined to freedom!) Author Nico Medina explains the spy-vs-spy politics of the time as well as what has happened since the removal of one of the most divisive landmarks in modern history. PRODUCT DETAILS : ISBN : 9781524789671 BY (AUTHOR) Medina, Nico PUBLISHER : Penguin Putnam Inc PUBLICATION DATE : September 17, 2019 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United States IMPRINT : Penguin Workshop LANGUAGE : English AGE : From 8 to 12 years PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback DIMENSION : 190 mm x 134 mm WEIGHT : 146 g PRODUCT CATEGORY : Children’s, Teenage & Educational
