Berlin Blockade

On June 26, 1948 the largest airlift began as the American and British forces began the Berlin Airlift. To understand how the airlift came to be, we have to look all the way back to the Yalta Conference. The Yalta Conference began in February 1945 in which the three superpowers, America, Russia and Britain, met to discuss the future of post war Europe. America and Russia were emerging as the two superpowers, and their deteriorating relationship would soon …

…greatest feats in aviation history. Beating the Berlin Blockade Bibliography Bibliography 1) LaFeber, Walter. America, Russia, and the Cold War, 1945-1996. United States: McGraw Hill 1997 2) Keylor, William R. The Twentieth Century World: An International History. New York: Oxford University Press 1996 3) “ Berlin Airlift” Barnes & Noble New American Encyclopedia. 1991 ed. 4) Internet . www.germany-info.org/gnew/airlift.htm 5) Internet. www. fas.org/man/dod-101/ops/berlin_airlift.htm 6) Internet. www.bbaa.clara.net/date.htm 7) Internet. www.nandonet.com