The Berlin Airlift by Barry Turner
Acclaimed historian Barry Turner presents a new history of the Cold War's defining episode.
In this fine piece of popular history, Barry Turner provides an engaging and vivid account of this first major episode of the Cold War* BBC History *
Crisply written, suitably dramatic and ultimately heartening book. * Daily Mail *
This new history of "Operation Vittles" based on hitherto unexplored archives and interviews with veterans paints a fresh, vivid picture of the Berlin airlift, whose repercussions - the role of the USA as a global leader, German ascendancy, Russian threat - are still being felt today. * The Bookseller *
Barry Turner offers a compelling view of the airlift, explains the context and explores its legacy. * CHOICE *
Crisply written, suitably dramatic and ultimately heartening book. * Daily Mail *
This new history of "Operation Vittles" based on hitherto unexplored archives and interviews with veterans paints a fresh, vivid picture of the Berlin airlift, whose repercussions - the role of the USA as a global leader, German ascendancy, Russian threat - are still being felt today. * The Bookseller *
Barry Turner offers a compelling view of the airlift, explains the context and explores its legacy. * CHOICE *
Barry Turner is a celebrated historian, the author most recently of Karl Doenitz and the Last Days of the Third Reich (Icon, 2015), described as 'page-turning' by the Daily Mail, and of Suez 1956 (Hodder, 2006) and, with Tony Rennell, of When Daddy Came Home (Arrow, 2014). He lives in London and south-west France.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781785783531 |
| ISBN 10 | 178578353X |
| Title | The Berlin Airlift |
| Author | Barry Turner |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Icon Books |
| Year published | 2018-05-03 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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