| Edition |
First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xvii, 316 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-301) and index. |
| Summary |
The author of the bestsellers "President Nixon" and "President Kennedy" details the harrowing journey of two men who risked their lives to defy the Soviet blockade intended to drive Western powers out of Berlin. |
| Contents |
"City of zombies" June 20, 1948 -- "Absolutely impossible!" June 28, 1948 -- "Cowboy operation" July 29, 1948 -- "Black Friday" August 13, 1948 -- "We are close to war" September 13, 1948 -- "Rubble women" October 29, 1948 -- "It looks like curtains" November 28, 1948 -- "Flying to his death" December 6, 1948 -- "Stalin says--" January 30, 1949 -- "Zero-zero" February 20, 1949 -- "A big hock shop" March 12, 1949 -- "Here comes a Yankee" April 16, 1949 -- "We are alive!" May 12, 1949. |
| Subject |
Air pilots, Military -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Air pilots, Military -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Berlin (Germany) -- History -- Blockade, 1948-1949.
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| ISBN |
9781416541196: $28.00 |
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1416541195: $28.00 |
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