Browse
» Forty autumns: a family's story of courage and survival on both sides of the Berlin Wall

Forty autumns: a family's story of courage and survival on both sides of the Berlin Wall

Average Rating

Author

Willner, Nina

Publisher

Varies, see individual formats and editions

Publication Date

Varies, see individual formats and editions

Language

English

Book
Show Edition

On Shelf

Where is it?

See Full Copy Details

Place Hold

Audiobook CD
Show Edition

On Shelf

Where is it?

See Full Copy Details

Place Hold

eAudiobook
Show Edition

Checked Out

Place Hold Libby Preview Part 1 Preview From The Book

eBook
Show Edition

Checked Out

Place Hold Libby Preview From The Book

Kindle
Show Edition

Checked Out

Place Hold Libby Preview From The Book

Large Print
Show Edition

On Shelf

Where is it?

See Full Copy Details

Place Hold

Description

Loading Description...

More Details

Contributors

Campbell, Cassandra Narrator
Campbell, Cassandra Reader
Willner, Nina Author
Willner, Nina Author

ISBN

9780062410313
9781441740397
9780062496911
9780062564856
9780062410337

UPC

Also in this Series

Checking series information...

Loading titles in this series...

More Like This

Loading more titles like this title...

Syndetics Unbound

From the Book - First edition.

Family and historical chronology

Family tree

PART ONE

The Handover : End of War (1945)

An Iron Curtain Descends : Cold War Begins (1945-1946)

"If You Want to Get Out, Do It Soon" : Close Calls and Escapes (1946-1948)

Flight : A Small Suitcase and The Final Escape (August 11, 1948)

PART TWO

Two Castles : Out of the Whirlwind (1948-1949)

A Sister Born in the East : The Stasi Takes Control (1949-1952)

"We Want To Be Free" : A Workers' Uprising (1953)

The Visit : Sisters Meet (1954)

Life Normalizes in a Police State : A Courtship (1955-1957)

The Fur Coat : Last Meeting (1958-1959)

PART THREE

"A Wall Will Keep the Enemy Out" : A Wall to Keep the People In (1960-1961)

The Family Wall : Oma's Faith and Opa's Defiance (1962-1965)

Only Party Members Succeed : "We Have Each Other" (1966-1969)

A Message With No Words : Oma's Love from Afar (1970-1974)

Dissidents and Troublemakers : Opa Committed (1975-1977)

A Light Shines : "Our Souls Are Free" (1977)

A Surprise from America : Innocence (1978-1980)

Paradise Bungalow : Refuge and Solace (1980-1982)

PART FOUR

Assignment: Berlin : Intelligence Operations (1982-1984)

Face-to-Face with Honecker : Mission in Ludwigslust (1984-1985)

Beyond the Checkpoint : Passage (1985)

Imagine : The Road Ahead (1986)

"Tear Down This Wall" : Winds of Change (1987-1988)

"Gorby, Save Us!" : A Nation Crumbles (1989)

The World is Stunned : "Schabowski Said We Can!" or The Wall Falls (November 9, 1989)

Dawn : TK (Autumn 1989)

Reunion and Rebirth : TK (1990- 2013)

Epilogue

Glossary

Author's Note.

From the Large Print - Larger print [edition].

Family and historical chronology

Family tree

PART ONE

The Handover : End of War (1945)

An Iron Curtain Descends : Cold War Begins (1945-1946)

"If You Want to Get Out, Do It Soon" : Close Calls and Escapes (1946-1948)

Flight : A Small Suitcase and The Final Escape (August 11, 1948)

PART TWO

Two Castles : Out of the Whirlwind (1948-1949)

A Sister Born in the East : The Stasi Takes Control (1949-1952)

"We Want To Be Free" : A Workers' Uprising (1953)

The Visit : Sisters Meet (1954)

Life Normalizes in a Police State : A Courtship (1955-1957)

The Fur Coat : Last Meeting (1958-1959)

PART THREE

"A Wall Will Keep the Enemy Out" : A Wall to Keep the People In (1960-1961)

The Family Wall : Oma's Faith and Opa's Defiance (1962-1965)

Only Party Members Succeed : "We Have Each Other" (1966-1969)

A Message With No Words : Oma's Love from Afar (1970-1974)

Dissidents and Troublemakers : Opa Committed (1975-1977)

A Light Shines : "Our Souls Are Free" (1977)

A Surprise from America : Innocence (1978-1980)

Paradise Bungalow : Refuge and Solace (1980-1982)

PART FOUR

Assignment: Berlin : Intelligence Operations (1982-1984)

Face-to-Face with Honecker : Mission in Ludwigslust (1984-1985)

Beyond the Checkpoint : Passage (1985)

Imagine : The Road Ahead (1986)

"Tear Down This Wall" : Winds of Change (1987-1988)

"Gorby, Save Us!" : A Nation Crumbles (1989)

The World is Stunned : "Schabowski Said We Can!" or The Wall Falls (November 9, 1989)

Dawn : TK (Autumn 1989)

Reunion and Rebirth : TK (1990- 2013)

Epilogue

Glossary

Author's Note.

Excerpt

Loading Excerpt...

Author Notes

Loading Author Notes...

Subjects

Berlin (Germany) -- Biography
Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989
Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 -- History
Biography
Biography & Autobiography
Books on CD
Cold War
Family
Gender identity
German Americans
German Americans -- Biography
Germany (East) -- Biography
Historical
History
Intelligence officers
Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography
Large type books
Military
Nonfiction
Personal Memoirs
Willner, Nina
Willner, Nina, -- 1961
Willner, Nina, -- 1961- -- Family
Women
Women -- Germany (East) -- Biography
Women intelligence officers
Women intelligence officers -- Biography

Navigation

Forty autumns: a family's story of courage and survival on both sides of the Berlin Wall

Description

More Details

Also in this Series

More Like This

Syndetics Unbound

Table of Contents

From the Book - First edition.

From the Large Print - Larger print [edition].

Excerpt

Author Notes

Subjects

Similar Series From NoveList

Similar Titles From NoveList

Similar Authors From NoveList

Published Reviews

Reviews from GoodReads

Staff View