



Read by Tim Ferriss, Barack Obama, Ray Dalio and 18 others

The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall
by Mary Elise Sarotte · 2014 · 320 pages

Fareed Zakaria
Mary Elise Sarotte provides a definitive account of the night the Berlin Wall fell, arguing that its opening was an accidental result of bureaucratic errors rather than strategic planning. Through archival research and interviews, she illustrates how a series of contingent events and individual choices by dissidents and officials led to the end of the Cold War order. The narrative details the chaotic moments at checkpoints and press conferences that transformed an intended travel reform into a h...
Published
2014
Pages
320
Language
en
ISBN
9780465064946
Awards & Recognition
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