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City Under Siege: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift, 1948-1949

Door Michael D. Haydock

Categorie
Geschiedenis Europa
Boeknummer
#252686
Titel
City Under Siege: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift, 1948-1949
Auteur
Haydock, Michael D.
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
Washington/London, Brassey's
Jaar van uitgave
2000
ISBN10
1574882643
ISBN13
9781574882643
Taal
Duits
Samenvatting

At the close of World War II, the Soviet Union controlled all of eastern Germany with the exception of the American, British, and French sectors of Berlin. In June 1948, Soviet authorities halted the West's land access to the city, apparently dooming the inhabitants of its Western sectors to starvation. Would half of Berlin remain free and democratic, or would it succumb to Stalin's stranglehold? American and British planes immediately began a massive airlift that would last for fifteen months. Flying 276,926 dangerous missions, often in bad weather, and bringing in 2.3 million tons of food and coal, the legendary Berlin Airlift cost the lives of 75 U. S. and British airmen but saved the besieged enclave. Focusing on the experience of airmen, politicians, and ordinary citizens, historian
... (Lees verder) Michael D. Haydock tells the human story of a spectacular aviation and logistical accomplishment that has had lasting geopolitical significance.
Pagina's
321
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 10,00

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