Berlin on the brink : the blockade, the airlift, and the early Cold War /

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Author / Creator:Harrington, Daniel F.
Imprint:Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2012.
Description:414 p., [8] p. of plates ; ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8838688
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ISBN:9780813136134 (hardcover : alk. paper)
081313613X (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780813136141 (ebook)
0813136148 (ebook)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Map of Occupied Berlin
  • Map of Germany during the Berlin blockade
  • Introduction
  • 1. Opportunity
  • 2. Willingness
  • 3. "The Danger Point Is Berlin"
  • 4. Prudence and Resolve
  • 5. "Doomed to Failure"
  • 6. "The Next Step"
  • 7. The Moscow Discussions
  • 8. The September Crisis
  • 9. A Necessary Failure
  • 10. "Lieber Pomm als 'Frau Komm!'"
  • 11. An Unexpected Success
  • 12. Dealing Sensibly with Established Fact
  • Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index