The Berlin Airlift: A New History of the Cold War's Decisive Relief Operation by Turner, Barry

The Berlin Airlift: A New History of the Cold War's Decisive Relief Operation

Acclaimed historian Barry Turner presents a new history of the Cold War's defining episode. Berlin, 1948 -...
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The Berlin Airlift: A New History of the Cold War's Decisive Relief Operation by Turner, Barry

The Berlin Airlift: A New History of the Cold War's Decisive Relief Operation

€24,09

The Berlin Airlift: A New History of the Cold War's Decisive Relief Operation

€24,09
Author: Barry Turner
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Acclaimed historian Barry Turner presents a new history of the Cold War's defining episode.
Berlin, 1948 - a divided city in a divided country in a divided Europe. The ruined German capital lay 120 miles inside Soviet-controlled eastern Germany. Stalin wanted the Allies out; the Allies were determined to stay, but had only three narrow air corridors linking the city to the West. Stalin was confident he could crush Berlin's resolve by cutting off food and fuel.
In the USA, despite some voices still urging 'America first', it was believed that a rebuilt Germany was the best insurance against the spread of communism across Europe.
And so over eleven months from June 1948 to May 1949, British and American aircraft carried out the most ambitious airborne relief operation ever mounted, flying over 2 million tons of supplies on almost 300,000 flights to save a beleaguered Berlin.
With new material from American, British and German archives and original interviews with veterans, Turner paints a fresh, vivid picture the airlift, whose repercussions - the role of the USA as global leader, German ascendancy, Russian threat - we are still living with today.

Author: Barry Turner
Publisher: Icon Books
Published: 08/14/2018
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781785783531

About the Author
Barry Turner is an acclaimed historian and Editor of The Statesman's Yearbook (Palgrave) which has recently celebrated its 150th anniversary. His most recent books are Karl Doenitz and the Last Days of the Third Reich (Icon, 2015) and When Daddy Came Home (Arrow, 2014), described as 'fascinating' by the Daily Mail. He lives in London and south-west France.

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