This recollection begins with the life of a German family at the
beginning of the First World War and continues with their struggles in
the aftermath of the Second World War. After the war Berlin was mostly
rubble and the Cold War was heating up. The Berlin Blockade and the
construction of The Wall placed the city in the center of the Cold War.
After the Bombs reflects on the hardships and strict society of the
first half of the 20th century in Germany. Heidi Smith responds to these
challenges with an adventurous spirit that reminds us all that we are
stewards of our own destiny.