The Fall of the Berlin Wall by Buckley, William F.

The Fall of the Berlin Wall (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780470496688)

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The Fall of the Berlin Wall by Buckley, William F.

The Fall of the Berlin Wall

$14.95
The Fall of the Berlin Wall by Buckley, William F.

The Fall of the Berlin Wall

$14.95
Format: Paperback
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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: William F. Buckley
ISBN-10: 0470496681
ISBN-13: 9780470496688
Publisher: Trade Paper Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2009
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 7.72h x 5.76w x 0.66d
By William F. Buckley
By William F. Buckley
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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.

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