berlin wall, berlin, germany, 1961-1989

Fourteen-year-old Freya, whose home has always been in East Germany, offers her view of the complex events leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Graphic novel about an East Berlin family who, after hearing U.S. President Kennedy speak of freedom, decides to escape across the wall into West Berlin.

Chronicles the separation of East and West Berlin in the post-World War II years and the closing of the borders on August 13, 1961 when East Germany's Communist government stopped its citizens from fleeing to the West.

Presents an narrative account of the historical events leading up to the tearing down of the Berlin Wall in November of 1989.

Discusses the history of the Berlin Wall from its building, through life with tensions this barrier created, to the destruction of the wall and life afterwards.

Offers a brief overview of the events surrounding the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the impact its demolition had on world history and society.

A history of the much hated wall that for nearly thirty years divided Berlin and created two separate countries.

After her mother is killed while trying to escape across the Berlin Wall in April 1989, Hannah and her father become caught up in the movement to change the repressive regime in East Germany.