The Fall of the Berlin Wall
20th Anniversary Edition
William F. Buckley Jr(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 2. October 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-470-49668-8 (ISBN)
Description
"Eloquent. immensely readable. the saga of the victory of capitalism over the brutal and irrational fraud that was state socialism."
--The Baltimore Sun
"Buckley's lucid account celebrates the tenacity of the human spirit and the will to achieve freedom."
--Publishers Weekly
"This is a small masterpiece of the narrative tradition. The Fall of the Berlin Wall keep[s] readers turning the page."
--National Review
"[A] great narrative of democratic survival and democratic victory."
--The Washington Times
The fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 was the turning point in the struggle against Communism in Eastern Europe. In The Fall of the Berlin Wall, renowned author and conservative pioneer William F. Buckley Jr. explains why the wall was built, reveals its devastating impact on the lives of people on both sides, and provides a riveting account of the events that led to the wall's destruction and the end of the Cold War.
Reviews / Votes
'Its tone is one of restrained exultation.' (Financial Times, 2009)More details
Series
Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Turner Publishing Company
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Special edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 134 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
217 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-49668-8 (9780470496688)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
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Jr. Buckley
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
E-Book
04/2008
1st Edition
Trade Paper Press
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Person
The late William F. Buckley Jr. was an award-winning author, editor, columnist, television host, lecturer, and adventurer. A father of modern conservative thought in America, he founded National Review in 1955, started writing his syndicated "On the Right" newspaper column in 1962, and began hosting the Emmy Award-winning Firing Line in 1966. His many bestselling books include God and Man at Yale, Atlantic High, Airborne, and ten Blackford Oakes spy novels. Buckley was awarded thirty-five honorary degrees and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991.
Content
Foreword by Henry A. Kissinger.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
1. Ulbricht's Berlin Problem.
2. The Continuing Crisis.
3. In the Shadow of the Wall.
4. The Wall Came Tumbling Down.
5. The End of the Cold War.
Notes.
Index.