Publisher Description
Acclaimed author Andrei Cherny tells the gripping saga of a rag-tag band of Americans-with limited resources and little hope for success-keeping West Berliners alive in the face of Soviet tyranny, winning the hearts and minds of former enemies, and giving the world a shining example of fundamental goodness. “[Written] with the flair of a novelist .”-Kirkus Reviews
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“So most people, including myself read about great WWII battles and decisive victories that led to the end of the war. So what happened right after the war? Yeah, all the soldiers came home to ticker tape parades, got married and enjoyed an economic boom. The Candy Bombers tells how the Soviets broke all of the agreements made by the Allies for for a post war Germany and Europe. They tried to starve the citizens of Berlin and force communism on the Germans much like they did to several Eastern European countries. WWIII was dangerously close. The Candy Bombers follows the political climate in The United States surrounding the 1948 presidential elections and the Truman administrations foreign policy in regards to the Soviets. It also details the chess match between General Clay and the Soviets over control of Berlin. The vast historical detail is made more interesting by detailing the Air Lift that brought millions of pounds of food and supplies to the isolated and starving citizens of Berlin. It also shows how in a few short years how countries that had very bad blood between them because of two world wars forged an alliance in only a few short years after WWII.
You should read this book right after reading Truman by David McCullough.”—
Xon (5 out of 5 stars)
