After watching The Same Sky on Nextflix, I became really intrigued by what was happening during the time of the Berlin Wall. Enter in Greg Mitchell and his book The Tunnels to continue to stoke the fire. Subtitled, Escapes Under the Berlin Wall and the Historic Films the JFK White House Tried to Kill, this book is part thrilling narrative and part history lesson. It’s a great book that manages to do a great job of enlightening it’s reader but not talking down to them. I like how it integrated Cuba and the US government, while also keeping the focus on those risking their lives to change their way of life. The one minus I had for this book was that there is a ton of facts so sometimes it slows the read down, but it’s so interesting that you make your way through.
Disclosure: I received this book from BloggingforBooks.com in exchange for this review.