Format:
Book
Author:
Reeves, Richard, 1936-2020
Title:
Daring young men : the heroism and triumph of the Berlin Airlift, June 1948-May 1949 / Richard Reeves.
Edition:
1st Simon & Schuster trade pbk. ed.
Publisher, Date:
New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2011.
Description:
xix, 316 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 22 cm.
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.
Subjects:
Air pilots, Military -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Air pilots, Military -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Berlin (Germany) -- History -- Blockade, 1948-1949.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-301) and index.
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.
ISBN:
1416541209
9781416541202
Other Number:
613573931
System Availability:
3
Current Holds:
0
Control Number:
681056
Call Number:
943/.1550874
Course Reserves:
0
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3