CONTENTS Features

Soldiers fighting with the British army in the Second World War, captured by the Germans in Greece in 1943. On page 46, read about Indians held as prisoners of war by Axis powers

20 How the American Revolution created a global storm J

BY MATTHEW LOCKWOOD The surprising, far-reaching consequences of the 18th-century fight for independence 30 When the Berlin Wall fell J

BY HESTER VAIZEY How German people reacted to the barriers coming down 50 years ago 36 The cost of unity J

BY IAN KERSHAW What was the immediate aftermath of the seismic events of 1989? 40 The world beyond the wall J

BY KRISTINA SPOHR Political, economic and social impacts

46 The untold story of India’s prisoners of war J

BY DIYA GUPTA Some 75,000 Indian soldiers were captured by Axis powers in the Second World War. Why have their stories been overlooked?

THE BIG QUESTION

56 When should countries intervene in others’ a airs? J

Experts discuss justifications for international intervention 70 The a erlife of Charles Manson J

BY JEFFREY MELNICK & ELINOR EVANS The bizarre, bloody story of the Manson Family horrified America – and still shapes our perceptions of 1960s counterculture

FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL 30 YEARS ON

Special features

J On the cover

COVER ILLUSTRATION BY DAVIDE BONAZZI

IM A G E S

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