Berlin on the Brink: The Blockade, the Airlift, and the Early Cold War - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Daniel F. HarringtonTheme:Chronological Period/1940's, Chronological Period/19th CenturyPublish date:6/24/2012Pages:432
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813136134ISBN-10:081313613XUPC:9780813136134Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, Europe, ModernBook Topic:World War II, Germany, 19th CenturySize:9.15 x 6.41 x 1.41 inchesWeight:0.745Product ID:SCS3NZT83F
No place symbolized the cold war more than Berlin, and no event illustrates how East-West conflict developed more than the Berlin blockade. The blockade (June 24, 1948-May 12, 1949) was one of the first international crises of the cold war. During the occupation of post-World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway and road access to the sectors of Berlin under Allied control. Their aim was to force the western powers to allow the Soviets to supply Berlin with food a
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813136134ISBN-10:081313613XUPC:9780813136134Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, Europe, ModernBook Topic:World War II, Germany, 19th CenturySize:9.15 x 6.41 x 1.41 inchesWeight:0.745Product ID:SCS3NZT83F
Daniel F. Harrington is deputy command historian at United States Strategic Command.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
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