Daring young men
Subtitle: the heroism and triumph of the Berlin Airlift, June 1948-May 1949
By: Richard Reeves
Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster trade pbk. ed.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9781416541202
Subjects: Military Air pilots; History
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-301) and index.
Table of contents: title: "City of zombies" June 20, 1948; title: "Absolutely impossible!" June 28, 1948; title: "Cowboy operation" July 29, 1948; title: "Black Friday" August 13, 1948; title: "We are close to war" September 13, 1948; title: "Rubble women" October 29, 1948; title: "It looks like curtains" November 28, 1948; title: "Flying to his death" December 6, 1948; title: "Stalin says ..." January 30, 1949; title: "Zero-zero" February 20, 1949; title: "A big hock shop" March 12, 1949; title: "Here comes a Yankee" April 16, 1949; title: "We are alive!" May 12, 1949.