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The Day Before the Berlin Wall

Could We Have Stopped It? -- An Alternate History of Cold War Espionage

  • 2010 first published
  • 188 pages

T.H.E. Hill's The Day Before the Berlin Wall (2010) is an alternate history novel. It takes readers to Berlin and Germany in August. Readers will find themes of Berlin Wall, Cold War, espionage and Stasi.

It runs to roughly 188 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • August
  • 1961

Subjects

  • Berlin Wall
  • Cold War
  • Espionage
  • Stasi
  • Alternative history
  • Espionage thrillers
  • War & military
  • Berlin, Germany

Quick answers

Who wrote The Day Before the Berlin Wall?

The Day Before the Berlin Wall was written by T.H.E. Hill and first published in 2010.

What genre is The Day Before the Berlin Wall?

It is usually shelved as Alternate History.

How long is The Day Before the Berlin Wall?

The median edition has 188 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Day Before the Berlin Wall?

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