Cold War on CNN, Part 9: The Wall 1958-1963

For years, West Berlin was an escape route for East Germans seeking to flee communism. But growing Cold War tensions forced the Soviet bloc to erect a deadly blockade across the city -- a Wall that divided Berlin for nearly three decades.

Bibliographic Details
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Language:English
Published: Jeremy Isaacs Productions 1998
United Kingdom
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:67d68f2b-418d-4179-8e1e-a143696645f4
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Summary:For years, West Berlin was an escape route for East Germans seeking to flee communism. But growing Cold War tensions forced the Soviet bloc to erect a deadly blockade across the city -- a Wall that divided Berlin for nearly three decades.
Published:1998