This is a fascinating look at the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. It covers the events leading up to it as well as the realities a united Germany faced after the wall came down. The stunning photographs serve as a visual illustration of the people and events involved. Serge Schmemann was the chief New York Times correspondent based in Germany in 1989 and that same year bore witness to the toppling of one Communist government after another in Eastern Europe. This is the story told through his first-hand experience. It includes articles, a timeline, source notes, further reading, acknowledgements, picture credits and an index. Well organised, well laid out and altogether interesting. A very good work. ( )