Berlin Airlift: Air Bridge to Freedom: A Photographic History of the Great Airlift
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (902 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0615984991 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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An ideal book for aviation enthusiasts or history buffs, this collection perfectly encompasses the first major crisis of the Cold War.. This reference brings together a comprehensive collection of more than 240 historical photographs and illustrations from Europe and the United States from the airlift. In 1948 and 1949, with help from France and the British, the United States Air Force began the Berlin Airlift, an air campaign that supplied enough food and fuel for two million West Berliners and eventually broke the Soviet blockade of Berlin
He served in Berlin in 1959 and 1960 as an artillery officer with the 2nd Battle Group, Sixth Infantry. About the AuthorBruce McAllister is a writer, a photographer, a publisher, and a pilot with more than 5,100 hours of flight time. He is the author of several books on aviation, including DC-3, Skygirls, Vagabonds of the Sky, Wings Above the Arctic, and Wings Across America. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.
BERLIN AIRLIFT is a great collection of photographs BERLIN AIRLIFT is a great collection of photographs. After rail and highway access to West Berlin were cut off by the Russians in 19BERLIN AIRLIFT is a great collection of photographs Robert O. Tyler BERLIN AIRLIFT is a great collection of photographs. After rail and highway access to West Berlin were cut off by the Russians in 1948, the two and a half million West Berliners, completely surrounded by the Russian-dominated communist world, were almost totally isolated and were at serious risk of exhaustion of all food and coal supplies. Their daily sustenance needs were staggering. How U.S. Air Force and Navy cargo planes, with assistance from the British and the French, were able to meet those need is a remarkable story, well told by author Bruce McAllister, a freelance photographer himself, who was, as a young Ar. 8, the two and a half million West Berliners, completely surrounded by the Russian-dominated communist world, were almost totally isolated and were at serious risk of exhaustion of all food and coal supplies. Their daily sustenance needs were staggering. How U.S. Air Force and Navy cargo planes, with assistance from the British and the French, were able to meet those need is a remarkable story, well told by author Bruce McAllister, a freelance photographer himself, who was, as a young Ar. Then squeezed them into 216 full photo pages in his photographic history of the great airlift. He covers the airlift pilots If “A picture is worth 1,000 words” Bruce McAllister has written 2Then squeezed them into 216 full photo pages in his photographic history of the great airlift. He covers the airlift pilots Christy Barden If “A picture is worth 1,000 words” Bruce McAllister has written 243,000 words in his book “Berlin Airlift” air bridge to freedom. Then squeezed them into 216 full photo pages in his photographic history of the great airlift.He covers the airlift pilots, the aircraft, the airfields, the air crashes. Diagrams showing the complicated approaches that were necessary to keep them coming every 3 minutes. Maps showing allied and US aircraft paths from the British Zone, American Zone into Berlin. Even photos of the Candy Bomber, Lt. Gail Halvorsen, then and today.A nice coffee table book, with great ph. 3,000 words in his book “Berlin Airlift” air bridge to freedom. Then squeezed them into 216 full photo pages in his photographic history of the great airlift.He covers the airlift pilots, the aircraft, the airfields, the air crashes. Diagrams showing the complicated approaches that were necessary to keep them coming every 3 minutes. Maps showing allied and US aircraft paths from the British Zone, American Zone into Berlin. Even photos of the Candy Bomber, Lt. Gail Halvorsen, then and today.A nice coffee table book, with great ph. "An unparalleled contribution to understanding the Cold War" according to jean e smith. Bruce McAllister’s wonderfully illustrated BERLIN AIRLIFT: AIR BRIDGE TO FREEDOM provides a fitting companion for Andrei Cherny’s definitive history of the airlift, THE CANDY BOMBERS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE BERLIN AIRLIFT AND AMERICA’S FINEST HOUR. The 19An unparalleled contribution to understanding the Cold War jean e smith Bruce McAllister’s wonderfully illustrated BERLIN AIRLIFT: AIR BRIDGE TO FREEDOM provides a fitting companion for Andrei Cherny’s definitive history of the airlift, THE CANDY BOMBERS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE BERLIN AIRLIFT AND AMERICA’S FINEST HOUR. The 1948-49 Berlin Airlift decisively changed the direction of the Cold War, and was indeed America’s finest hour. It was also a pivotal time for America’s allies, Great Britain and France, and marked the beginning of the Federal Republic of Germany. From that point on, Russia’s influence in Germany (and in Europe) was on the decline.McA. 8-An unparalleled contribution to understanding the Cold War jean e smith Bruce McAllister’s wonderfully illustrated BERLIN AIRLIFT: AIR BRIDGE TO FREEDOM provides a fitting companion for Andrei Cherny’s definitive history of the airlift, THE CANDY BOMBERS: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE BERLIN AIRLIFT AND AMERICA’S FINEST HOUR. The 1948-49 Berlin Airlift decisively changed the direction of the Cold War, and was indeed America’s finest hour. It was also a pivotal time for America’s allies, Great Britain and France, and marked the beginning of the Federal Republic of Germany. From that point on, Russia’s influence in Germany (and in Europe) was on the decline.McA. 9 Berlin Airlift decisively changed the direction of the Cold War, and was indeed America’s finest hour. It was also a pivotal time for America’s allies, Great Britain and France, and marked the beginning of the Federal Republic of Germany. From that point on, Russia’s influence in Germany (and in Europe) was on the decline.McA
Bruce McAllister is a writer, a photographer, a publisher, and a pilot with more than 5,100 hours of flight time. He is the author of several books on aviation, including DC-3, Skygirls, Vagabonds of the Sky, Wings Above the Arctic, and Wings Across America. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.. He served in Berlin in 1959 and 1960 as an artillery officer with the 2nd Battle Group, Sixth Infantry