After the Wall

After the Wall: A World Unitedcompletes a two-part special about the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall, the reunification of Germany after 40 years of separation, and the peaceful end of the Cold War. A follow-up to The Wall: A World Divided, After the Wall revisits the events of 1990, going behind the scenes of this unparalleled diplomatic effort to examine how the relationships among world leaders determined the outcome. Interviews with George H. W. Bush, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Helmut Kohl offer unusual and intimate details about the inner workings of government at the highest levels. Other major players from all sides provide insightful and often surprising perspectives, including then-Secretary of State James Baker, National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft, Soviet Affairs Advisor Condoleezza Rice, and West German National Security Advisor Horst Teltschik. Hear first-hand testimony from East German leaders who oversaw the abrupt and unexpected end of their 40-year-old experiment in socialism, as well as the stories of ordinary German Germans who had to reinvent their lives and make their way in a new nation. - Publisher.