berlin (germany)

In 1961 East Berlin, thirteen-year-old Heidi copes with the stress of a crisis with her best friend, government pressure on her father to leave his West Berlin job, her mother's pregnancy, and the ever-present threat of the closing of the border with West Berlin.

Using the Berlin Wall as the focus, traces the history of the Cold War, from the Russian Revolution in 1917 through World War II, and finally to the destruction of the Wall.

Examines the events leading up to the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, the day itself, and the ways in which life has changed since then.

The true story of a young German girl, Mercedes Simon, and of the American pilot, Gail Halvorsen, who shared hope and joy with the children of West Berlin by dropping candy-filled parachutes during the Airlift.

Collects nineteen essays that offer varying perspectives on the destruction of the Berlin Wall, discussing the history of the wall, controversies, and the political and personal significance of the wall's destruction.

A guide to traveling in Berlin that contains detailed maps, descriptions of the most popular sites, hotel, restaurant, and museum listings, and information on the city's currency, transportation, and telephones.

Henry Oertelt chronicles the experiences he had while being held in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.

Peter, an orphan in Warsaw, is adopted by German professor Kaltenbach and his wife who believe the boy to be a fine specimen of Hitler Youth, but Peter begins to develop his own ideas in opposition to the Nazis, which is not a popular position in Berlin in 1943.