For over 28 years, an almost insurmountable wall divided Berlin into two parts. It was the symbol of the Cold War, where the Western powers led by the USA and the so-called Eastern Bloc stood in irreconcilable opposition. The beginning of the wall's construction on August 13, 1961, brought drastic changes: watchtowers and border soldiers now shaped the cityscape, and stories of escape and separation were omnipresent. In "The Divided City - Berlin Wall," journalist and author Christian Bahr describes how the wall was erected, how the monstrous structure was insidiously perfected over the years, the human dramas that unfolded around it, and how the peaceful revolution in East Germany ultimately sealed its fate. Voices of eyewitnesses allow the reader to understand daily life in the torn city, escape attempts, and the wall itself.