Cheryl (boomerbooklover) - reviewed on 8/5/2022 + 431 more book reviews

Interesting account of the Berlin Airlift. About one third of the book is about the political situation, and the balance about the logistics and operations, people of Berlin and fliers. One item that puts the effort into perspective: At first, old duffle bags were used to transport coal. Enlisted men devised a method of lining the cargo holds with canvas, and then sweeping the canvas clean after unloading. These sweepings resulted in five hundred TONS of coal dust.

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