01272cam a2200277 4500 1163670412 TxAuBib 20100514120000.0 090410s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009015333 9781416541196 1416541195 TxAuBib Reeves, Richard, 1936- Daring young men : the heroism and triumph of the Berlin Airlift, June 1948-May 1949 / Richard Reeves. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010. xvii, 316 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-301) and index. The author of the bestsellers "President Nixon" and "President Kennedy" details the harrowing journey of two men who risked their lives to defy the Soviet blockade intended to drive Western powers out of Berlin. 20100514. Air pilots, Military United States History 20th century. Air pilots, Military Great Britain History 20th century. Berlin (Germany) History Blockade, 1948-1949. TXKIP