Dimensions
222 x 270 x 3mm
9th October 1989.
On 9 November 1989, the Berlin Wall came down. For over a quarter of a century, the wall had divided not only the people of Berlin, but the people of Germany and Europe.
It had been the point at which democracy and communism collided. It had been the most brutal symbol of communist repression. And it had been a physical barrier due to which people lost their lives in a search for freedom. Yet, on 9 November 1989 the fall of the Berlin Wall came without bloodshed.
What events led to this historic moment? What part did it play in the fall of the Soviet Union? And how did the fall of the Berlin Wall bring an end to the Cold War and remove the barriers to a united Europe?
History sometimes takes place over long periods of time; sometimes it can occur in a single day. This high-drama series looks at those momentous days in the last century when great and terrible things transpired within 24 hours, which would leave an impact on the history of the world for decades afterwards.
