02178cam a2200313 4500 681564450 TxAuBib 090410s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009015333 9781416541196 $28.00 1416541195 $28.00 (OCoLC)310397921 TxAuBib Reeves, Richard, 1936- Daring young men : the heroism and triumph of the Berlin Airlift, June 1948-May 1949 / Richard Reeves. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010. xvii, 316 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm. HARDCOVER 316 PAGES. Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-301) and index. ""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. 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. Air pilots, Military Great Britain History 20th century - AD LIT. Air pilots, Military United States History 20th century - AD LIT. Berlin (Germany) History Blockade, 1948-1949 - AD LIT. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2009015333-s.html Sample text https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2009015333-b.html Contributor biographical information https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2009015333-d.html Publisher description