The Berlin Airlift: The Cold War Mission to Save a City

by Ann Tusa and John Tusa

Book Overview

"A detailed dramatic narrative...Vivid."--Times (London) Literary Supplement. How the Allies kept the population of West Berlin alive in the face of a Russian blockade.

In the summer of1948, the Russians occupied all of Eastern Europe. Behind Russian lines, the Allied-controlled part of the great city of Berlin stood as the lone Western outpost in a sea of Communist occupation. Then the Soviets closed all Allied traffic through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1510740619
• ISBN13: 9781510740617
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.4" x 8.2"