American Experience - Season 19 Episode 7 The Berlin Airlift
One of the first skirmishes of the Cold War, the 1948-49 Soviet blockade of rail and road traffic to and from West Berlin, is recalled. The U.S. and its allies responded with an airlift of food and supplies to residents. Included: archival footage; and comments from mission pilots and some of the civilians who received aid.
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: PBS
- Keyword: biography, usa history, current affairs
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