Customer Reviews

Berlin Then and Now (Then & Now Thunder Bay)

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This book is a good size, and photos are given full priority on each page. It's kept nice and simple with old on the left, new on the right, and with just as much informed commentary as you'd need running along beneath.

Only a few of the 'then' pics are from the 50s and 60s; the majority show the Berlin streets as they were before the devastation of the Second World War, and as such are as fascinating as looking at pictures of ancient Rome.

An excellent book from an excellent series.

I purchased this book prior to spending a week in Berlin. I read through it on the train on the way to Berlin from Frankfurt and found that in contained great photography and solid background information on major landmarks. This book is not an in depth history of Berlin, but if you'd like to take a look at how things WERE compared to how they ARE and have the major sites explained in plain English, this book works well. It's a must have if you're traveling to the area, but makes a good coffee table book now as well.

I bought this book prior to visiting Germany. After my visit I enjoyed it even more as I could look through and remember the places that I visited and how breathtaking they were.
My trip was wonderful to Germany and this book is a favorite of mine now.

All I can say is awesome.I did a now and then tour of Berlin last year in October and I can only wish that I had the book with me then. There is nothing like knowing where you stand if you are a history buff on ww2 like I am. Going over to do the Bulge at the end of April. Berlin Then and Now is money well spent.
Greg
greg@54.co.za

I have always wanted to visit Berlin...and now after purchasing this book, it's a must for me! I never get tired of looking at the architecture pre-WWII and post Cold War. It is thorough and fascinating. I highly recommend it!

This is a very enjoyable, nicely put together book, full of wonderful photo selections illustrating a variety of Berlin landmarks. For either the tourist or the armchair tourist, it is informative and useful. If you like Berlin, you'll like this book. Not an in-depth study on the city's history or anything like that, but a fine tome to look through.