Hundreds of previously unpublished photographs * Comprehensive
history of a terrible icon of the 20th Century * Guide to museums and
memorials
Over 200 previously unpublished photographs document the building and
development of the many check points, barbed wire barriers, and alarmed fences
which formed the concrete wall around Berlin. This book tells dramatic tales of
spectacular escapes and terrible deaths, and explains the history making events
surrounding the building and fall of the Wall. Contemporary photographs are
contrasted with photographs from the eighties to offer surprising insights into
how the former death strip has changed since 1990. Relics of the wall in the
current cityscape are prominently illustrated, including remnants of the Wall
itself, expanded metal lattice fences, observation towers, barbed wire and
concrete posts. Also included are statistics showing the numbers of refugees and
victims of the Wall, a guide to the museums and memorials and a summary of the
literature and cinema treatment of the Wall, along with a brief chronicle of its
history.
