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Berlin in the Balance, 1945-1949: The Blockade, the Airlift, the First Major Battle of the Cold War
Berlin in the Balance 19451949 The Blockade the Airlift the First Major Battle of the Cold War
Author: Thomas Parrish
The battle of wills that started forty years of Cold War, told for the first time using sources from all sides 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 cit...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780201258325
ISBN-10: 0201258323
Publication Date: 6/1998
Pages: 394
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Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub (T)
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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