The count may include a couple of dozen more, depending on the criteria used, but it is clear that the wall took fewer lives than one might suppose. A world divided, 19611989, frederick taylor, a british expert on germany and the author of dresden, an excellent study of the bombing of that city, reminds us how perilous those times were. It is the longest of them all, yet in spite of its length at 493 pages, still took me a painfully long four weeks to finish. May 27, 2008 the title of this book is a little deceiving, in that a good portion of the text deals with events prior to 1961. A world divided, 19611989 frederick taylor, author.
August, 1961 november 9, 1989 by frederick taylor requirementsmp3 reader, 519 mb overview. Published in 2006, frederick taylors the berlin wall. A world divided, 19611989 by frederick taylor at indigo. The cold war is still the least understood and worst reported of our three world wars. Gripping and authoritative, the berlin wall is the first comprehensive account of a divided city and its people in a. Berlin 1961 by frederick kempe goodreads share book.
Frederick taylor tells the story of the postwar political conflict that led to a divided berlin and unleashed an eastwest crisis, which lasted until the very people the wall had been built to imprison breached it on 9 november 1989. Rarely does history wind up its dramas so neatly, with the same actor reciting both prologue and epilogue, and frederick taylor quite rightly savors the coincidence in the berlin. Books by frederick taylor author of the berlin wall. A conversation with frederick kempe author of berlin 1961. Frederick taylor s most popular book is the berlin wall. Oct 31, 2019 within days, it had started to metamorphose into a structure that would come to symbolise the brutal insanity of the cold war. Zbigniew brzezinski, national security advisor to president jimmy carter berlin 1961 takes us to ground zero of the cold war.
Taylor follows the wall from its construction in august 1961 right through to its toppling in 1989 in this wellresearched and intelligently structured book. The title of this book is a little deceiving, in that a good portion of the text deals with events prior to 1961. But taylors admirable book is a vivid narrative of a dangerous era. Nikita khrushchev called berlin the most dangerous place on earth, reading this book i found out why. Jun 06, 2007 rarely does history wind up its dramas so neatly, with the same actor reciting both prologue and epilogue, and frederick taylor quite rightly savors the coincidence in the berlin wall, his. The berlin wall, august 19619 november 1989 frederick. Kempes book masterfully dissects the cold wars strategically most significant eastwest confrontation, and in the process significantly enlightens our understanding of the complexity of the cold war itself.
In the definitive history on the subject, frederick taylor weaves together official history, archival materials. Berlin 1961 is a new book by frederick kempe that dramatically recounts fascinating cold war events that occurred in my youth and which i am recalling now, in this reading, via a series of irememberthat. On the morning of august, 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 cut a city of four million in two. In this wellresearched book, frederick taylor tells the story behind the berlin wall why it was built, how it affected germans, berliners, and the superpower rivalry between the. The berlin wall was erected in 1961 to end all traffic between the citys two halves. On the morning of august, 1961, the residents of east berlin found themselves cut off from family, friends and jobs in the west by a tangle of barbed wire. A physical manifestation of the struggle between soviet communism and american capitalism that stood for nearly thirty years, the berlin wall was the highrisk fault line between east and west on which rested the fate of all humanity. Not that this is a fault, taylor actually gives a good accounting of the events that led up to the wall, including a brief history of berlin and the german state. A world divided, 19611989 by frederick taylor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Taylors extraordinary narrative skill has the pacing of a thriller and the immediacy of reportage. Berlin 1961 by frederick kempe is a nonfiction book which follows the political turmoil in 1961, a defining year in ussoviet relationship. Kennedy, khrushchev, and the most dangerous place on earth. For the first time the entire world faced the threat of imminent nuclear apocalypse, a fear that would be eased only when the very people the wall had been built to imprison breached it on the historic night of november 9, 1989. In the end, kennedy had to swallow his pride and accept the fact of the wall, which had risen as he passively stood by.
Frederick taylor ebook the appearance of a hastilyconstructed barbed wire entanglement through the heart of berlin during the night of 12 august 1961 was both dramatic and unexpected. The author juxtaposed between four of the major players nikita khrushchev, john f. Frederick taylor tells the whole gripping story of the postwar political conflict that led to the tragedy of a divided berlin, when the city of almost four million was ruthlessly cut in two, unleashing. Frederick taylor has 34 books on goodreads with 8980 ratings.
The berlin wall by frederick taylor, 9780060786144, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. I am sure many readers will be taken aback by the broad swathe of history that frederick taylor encompasses here. A radio director in the citys american sector, lochner used a hidden tape recorder to capture stories of families who. A world divided, 19611989 takes an indepth look at the construction, existence, and fall of germanys berlin wall. May 27, 2008 the berlin wall 1961 1989 begins with a brief history of berlin, the origins of how the city came to be and the characters who ruled it before moving on to the purpose of the book the berlin wall from its inception, construction, operation and sudden fall on 9 november 1989. A world divided, 1961 1989 by taylor, frederick and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The iconic symbol of a divided europe, the wall became a focus of western political pressure on east germany. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
May 09, 2011 berlin 1961 by frederick kempe follows the events that shaped the course of the cold war. The climax of the difficult year 1961, as kempe demonstrates, was the building of the berlin wall following one misreading of soviet cues after another on the part of the kennedy administration. A world divided, 1961 1989 by frederick taylor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Between august, 1961, when the berlin wall went up, and november 9, 1989, when it came crashing down, 86 people died as a direct result of violence there. It metamorphosed into a structure that would come to symbolise the insanity of the cold war. Excerpt from the berlin wall by frederick taylor, plus links. The berlin wall by frederick taylor books the guardian. Read free book excerpt from the berlin wall by frederick taylor, page 1 of 2. The berlin wall august 1961 9 november 1989 9780747585541 by taylor, frederick and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. A world divided, 1961 1989 97800607867 by taylor, frederick and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
A world divided, 1961 1989 reprint by taylor, frederick isbn. Examining the roles east and west germany, the soviet union, and the united states played in the events surrounding the berlin wall, taylor argues that the west was. The berlin wall by frederick taylor free pdf ebooks downloads. The berlin wall 1961 1989 begins with a brief history of berlin, the origins of how the city came to be and the characters who ruled it before moving on to the purpose of the book the berlin wall from its inception, construction, operation and sudden fall on 9 november 1989.
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