Autor/Autorin: Hans-Hermann Hertle
Jahrgang 1955, Studium der Geschichte und Politikwissenschaft in Marburg und Berlin, Dr. phil., wissenschaftlicher Publizist und Sozialforscher. Zahlreiche Buchveröffentlichungen zur Sozial- und Zeitgeschichte, Dokumentarfilme, Hörfunkfeatures. 1999 Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Kurzfilmpreis, 2000 Bayerischer Fernsehpreis, 2005 Grimme-Preis (»Damals in der DDR«), 2011 Politikaward und digita 2012 - Deutscher Bildungsmedien-Preis (Chronik-der-Mauer.de), Deutscher Preis für Onlinekommunikation 2015 (»Heute vor 25 Jahren - @Mauerfall89«).
Where did the Berlin Wall actually stand? Why was it built? How did people keep managing to escape across it? And how many died in the attempt? Why did it come down in the end? Numerous previously unknown photographs document the construction of this barrier system of barbed wire, alarm fences and concrete.
Where did the Berlin Wall actually stand? Why was it built? How did people keep managing to escape across it - and how many died in the attempt? Why did it come down in the end? Numerous previously unknown photographs document the construction of this barrier system of barbed wire, alarm fences and concrete.
Spectacular escape stories and shocking deaths are chronicled here in words and images, as are the dramatic events surrounding the construction and the fall of the Wall. A stunning survey of the Berlin Wall - the central symbol of the Cold War.
Über den Autor
Jahrgang 1955, Studium der Geschichte und Politikwissenschaft in Marburg und Berlin, Dr. phil., wissenschaftlicher Publizist und Sozialforscher. 1985-99 wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im Zentralinstitut für sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung sowie im Rahmen verschiedener DFG-Forschungsprojekte an der Freien Universität Berlin, seit Dezember 1999 wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung Potsdam e.V. Zahlreiche Buchveröffentlichungen zur Sozial- und Zeitgeschichte, Dokumentarfilme, Hörfunkfeatures. 1999 Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Kurzfilmpreis, 2000 Bayerischer Fernsehpreis.
Klappentext
Where did the Berlin Wall actually stand? Why was it built? How did people keep managing to escape across it - and how many died in the attempt? Why did it come down in the end? Numerous previously unknown photographs document the construction of this barrier system of barbed wire, alarm fences and concrete. Spectacular escape stories and shocking deaths are chronicled here in words and images, as are the dramatic events surrounding the construction and the fall of the Wall. A stunning survey of the Berlin Wall - the central symbol of the Cold War.
