Bridge In the Sky: The Story of the Berlin Airlift
Bridge In the Sky: The Story of the Berlin Airlift
David McKay Company | 1968 | ISBN: N/A | English | 248 pages | PDF | 33 MB
In June 1948 the Russians closed down all rail, barge, and road traffic into Berlin and isolated the city. Coal supplies were cut off and electrical service was forced to function on an intermittent basis. Medicines and other staple items became difficult or impossible to obtain. Suddenly the people of West Berlin were faced with the threat of starvation. The Allies, surprised by the blockade, were expected to knuckle under to Russian demands, since the only access to the city was by air. The Russians, however, reckoned without the determination and ingenuity of the Americans and British, who began to fly fuel, food, clothing, and medical supplies into Berlin.