Berlin In The Balance, 1945-1949: The Blockade, The Airlift, The First Major Battle Of The Cold War; Author: Parrish, Thomas; Paperback

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Berlin In The Balance, 1945-1949: The Blockade, The Airlift, The First Major Battle Of The Cold War

Author: Parrish, Thomas
Reissue; Paperback; Map, Portraits
400 pages
Published: August 1999
The Perseus Books Group
ISBN: 0738201499

Over fifty years ago, the Soviet army blockaded West Berlin. The U.S. and Britain responded with an airlift, packing WWII troop planes with coal, potatoes, and flour. Not even air commanders believed that the fleet could supply the city for long, yet Operation Vittles won the opening battle of the Cold War. Flying in weather so bad the birds walked, harassed by Soviet fighters, Allied airmen kept West Berlin fed, fueled, and free.Berlin in the Balance tells the full, gripping story of this crucial conflict. We see the crisis develop through the eyes of Harry Truman, the airlift pilots, and the Berlin civilians who cheered the raisin bombers. And, through newly available documents, we learn how Soviet leaders imposed the blockade and then backed down.In 1948 the Soviet army blockaded West Berlin. The USA and Britain responded with an airlift, packing World War II troop planes with coal, potatoes, flour. This book tells the story of this crucial conflict.

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