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Launching the Airlift
The Berlin Airlift saved the city from starvation during the Russian blockade of 1948. But supplying over two million people for over a year via airplane was a Herculean feat that almost didn't happen. Unknown History de...
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Launching the Airlift is an episode from Unknown History with Giles Milton by Macmillan Holdings, LLC. The Berlin Airlift saved the city from starvation during the Russian blockade of 1948. But supplying over two million people for over a y...
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Published Sep 22, 2021, 8:48 long, audio available.
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The Berlin Airlift saved the city from starvation during the Russian blockade of 1948. But supplying over two million people for over a year via airplane was a Herculean feat that almost didn't happen. Unknown History delves deeper into the American solution. Read the transcript . Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows .
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Published Sep 22, 2021 and 8:48 long