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The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest

The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour Paperback - 2009

by Cherny, Andrei

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Cherny presents a masterfully told story of the unlikely men who came together to make the Berlin Airlift one of the great military and humanitarian successes of American history.

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Dutton Caliber, 2009. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour
  • Author Cherny, Andrei
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 656
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dutton Caliber, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Date 2009
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0425227715I3N00
  • ISBN 9780425227718 / 0425227715
  • Weight 1.58 lbs (0.72 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.04 x 6.32 x 1.4 in (22.96 x 16.05 x 3.56 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: Germany
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - Foreign relations - 1945-1953, United States - Foreign relations - Germany
  • Dewey Decimal Code 943.155

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Summary

The Candy Bombers is the true tale of the ill- assorted group of castoffs and second-stringers who saved millions of desperate people from a dire threat. By feeding and supplying West Berlin by air for nearly a year, these brave men won the hearts of America's defeated enemies, and inspired people around the world to believe in America's fundamental goodness. Their valor and kind acts helped the country avoid World War III, and won the greatest battle of the Cold War-without firing a shot.

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"A successful work of popular history...an enjoyable, timely narrative."
-Dallas Morning News

"Andrei Cherny tells this story vividly, placing it on the broader canvas of the incipient Cold War."
-Michael Barone, U.S. News and World Report

"A gripping, suspenseful narrative history... Reminds me of Stephen Ambrose at his best."
-Douglas Brinkley

"A fine eye for character and detail."
-Bloomberg News

"An exciting, inspiring, and wonderfully written book."
-Walter Isaacson, author of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

About the author

Andrei Cherny is best known as a coeditor of Democracy. Cherny spent many years as a White House speech writer before holding his post at Democracy. A fellow at Harvard's Kenny School, Cherny has had a long career writing about global history, politics, and culture for the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. Cherny is the author of The Next Deal.