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

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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