The Berlin Airlift: The Relief Operation that Defined the Cold War

Acclaimed historian Barry Turner presents a new history of
the Cold War's defining episode.
Berlin, 1948 – a divided city in a divided country in a
divided Europe. The ruined German capital lay 120 miles inside
Soviet-controlled eastern Germany. Stalin wanted the Allies out; the Allies
were determined to stay, but had only three narrow air corridors linking the
city to the West. Stalin was confident he could crush Berlin's resolve by
cutting off food and fuel.
In the USA, despite some voice...