On this day 64 years ago, the Berlin Wall went up. It was a surprise for the people of East Berlin who were suddenly trapped, but politicians in Germany and in America had a hunch of what was coming. John F. Kennedy, President of the USA at that time dreaded instability in the middle of the Cold War, when millions of people fled the Eastern bloc. He feared that the Soviet Union would militarily take over all of Berlin and force the U.S. Army out, especially since the CIA was using West Berlin as a spy post. A Wall was a hell of a lot better than a war was his thinking, based on advisors such as Senator William Fulbright, a Democrat from South Dakota. The rest is history.
If you want to know more about the Berlin Wall, its history and its aftermath, these are the two books Berlinica can offer.
The Berlin Wall Today
Author: Michael Cramer
Translator: Cindy Opitz
Genre: City History
Softcover, 102 color pages
Dimensions: 8.5'' x 8.5’’
Sugg. Retail: $15.95, 16,00 €
ISBN: 978-1935902-10-2
ASIN: B01FKTIW82
Release: Spring 2015
Berlin in the Cold War
Author: Thomas Fleming
Translator: Penny Croucher
Genre: City History
Softcover, 90 pages / 51 pics / 3 maps
Dimensions: 7’’ x 10’’
Suggested Retail: $12.00
ISBN 978-3-96026-006-6
