The Collapse of the Wall

Published: Nov. 8, 2014, 5 p.m.

Author Mary Elise Sarotte talks about her new book, \u201cThe Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall,\u201d which reveals how a perfect storm of decisions by underground revolutionaries, disgruntled Stasi officers and dictatorial party bosses sparked an unexpected series of events culminating in the fall of the wall.