The Berlin Airlift: The First Battle of the Cold War

The Berlin Airlift of 1948-1949 was the monumental Allied response to the Soviet blockade, sustaining Berlin with vital supplies via an unprecedented airlift operation.

It was a time of high drama. The tension mounting with each passing day, with each new restriction, each demonstration of strength. Berlin was the battleground, located within the Soviet sector of Occupied Germany. The Western Allies were determined to maintain their rights of access to the German capital; the Soviets were eq...