City Under Siege

Tells the human story of a spectacular aviation and logistical accomplishment that has had lasting geopolitical significance.

Preface

xi

Prologue Berlin, 1945

1

(6)

The Face of Defeat

7

(10)

``It's Got to Work''

17

(10)

Inter-Allied ``Cooperation''

27

(9)

Spoils of Victory and Victory Spoils

36

(9)

Meeting at Potsdam

45

(7)

The Bear Shows Its Claws

52

(9)

``I'm Tired of Babying the Soviets''

61

(6)

A Long Telegram

67

(8)

The Iron Curtain

75

(9)

Cops and Spooks

84

(8)

The Dead of Winter

92

(9)

Avoiding Trivia

101

(8)

From Rift to Rupture

109

(8)

``The Control Council No Longer Exists''

117

(8)

Tightening the Noose

125

(8)

The Color of Money

133

(8)

``Two Hours Left to Live''

141

(7)

``We Stay in Berlin---Period''

148

(7)

LeMay Coal and Feed Company

155

(7)

Teething Problems

162

(8)

Full Wartime Footing

170

(10)

Willy the Whip

180

(9)

Black Friday

189

(8)

``Gentlemen, I Have a New Plan''

197

(9)

``We Are Very Close to War''

206

(9)

Air Force Day 1948

215

(8)

``Blokada Nyet''

223

(8)

Tunner's Troubles

231

(11)

The Bleak November

242

(8)

The Christmas Show

250

(9)

A Christmas Bonus

259

(8)

Easter Parade

267

(10)

``Mission Accomplished''

277

(10)

Epilogue

287

(6)

Appendix: In Memoriam

293

(2)

Notes

295

(14)

Index

309

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