Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights:#1 In August of 1961, Joachim was on vacation in the Berlin area with his best friend, Manfred. They heard the announcement that the border between East and West Berlin had been closed. It meant that the city had been split in half, and that everything would be cut off from each other.#2 As the campsite buzzed with rumors, Joachim felt a long way from home. He and his friends packed up their old Citroën and drove back to East Berlin. As they drove down streets lined with linden trees and concrete buildings, something didn’t feel right.#3 When the Wall came down, it was not a democratic event. It was the end of an era, and the beginning of a new one.