The Fall of the Berlin Wall

By:

William F Buckley

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Turning Points in History

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"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.

Author Biography:

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.

Release date NZ

October 2nd, 2009

Author

William F Buckley

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributor

Foreword by Henry Kissinger

Edition

Anniversary edition

Pages

240

Series

Turning Points in History

Dimensions

134x195x17

ISBN-13

9780470496688

Product ID

3404714

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