City Under Siege

by Haydock, Michael D.

• ISBN13: 9781574882643
• ISBN10: 1574882643
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc

Summary

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

Table of Contents

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