After the Wall: Confessions from an East German Childhood and the Life That Came Next |
 Jana Hensel
ISBN: 1586485598
This is the bittersweet memoir of a young East German woman, searching for her country and herself.Jana Hensel was thirteen on November 9, 1989, the night the Berlin Wall fell. The moment it happened, everyone proclaimed it a Great Historical Event. The...(read more) |
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Auschwitz: A History |
 Sybille Steinbacher
ISBN: 014102142X
At the terrible heart of the modern age lies Auschwitz. In a total inversion of earlier hopes about the use of science and technology to improve, extend and protect human life, Auschwitz manipulated the same systems to quite different ends. In Sybille...(read more) |
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Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947 |
 Christopher Clark
ISBN: 0713994665
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Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall |
Anna Funder
ISBN: 1862076553
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The Berlin Wall: 13 August 1961 - 9 November 1989 |
 Frederick Taylor
ISBN: 0747585547
During the night of 12-13 August 1961, a barbed-wire entanglement was hastily constructed through the heart of Berlin. It metamorphosed into a structure that would come to symbolise the insanity of the Cold War: the Berlin Wall. Frederick Taylor tells...(read more) |
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall |
 Nigel Kelly
ISBN: 0431077053
Examines major historical watersheds and their impact on the world, with each book recounting the chain of events and analysing their repercussions, both immediate and long term. |
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The Fall Of The Berlin Wall: November 9th, 1989 (Days That Changed the World) |
 Mixed
ISBN: 1860074227
On November 9th, 1989, the Wall that had torn Berlin in half for 30 years and separated East from West came crashing down. Find out what life was like in the divided city and discover what made Berlin's citizens press for change. Find out what has...(read more) |
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The German Empire |
 Michael Sturmer
ISBN: 1842125893
The period of almost half a century from 1871 to 1919 was one of huge upheaval, restlessness and change in Germany. Situated at the crossroads of history and geography, the country under Bismarck was struggling to preserve the predominance of Prussia...(read more) |
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The Hitler Myth: Image and Reality in the Third Reich |
 Ian Kershaw
ISBN: 0192802062
Few twentieth-century political leaders enjoyed greated popularity among their own people than Hitler in the 1930s and 1940s. This remarkable study of the myth that sustained one of the most notorious dictators, and delves into Hitler's extraordinarily...(read more) |
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The Rise of Nazism (How Did It Happen?) |
 Reg Grant
ISBN: 0749659726
Including primary source material, such as speeches, writings, and photos, this is a guide to topics of modern history. |
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When the Wall Came Down: The Berlin Wall and the Fall of Communism |
 Serge Schmemann
ISBN: 0753413302
Through a special collaboration with "The New York Times", Kingfisher Publications is pleased to present a new way to learn about the events and concepts that define our world. Gripping first-person narratives, written by veteran "New...(read more) |
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