Title |
The candy bombers the untold story of the Berlin Airlift and America's finest hour
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Names |
Cherny, Andrei.
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Book Number |
DB067272
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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Annotation |
Recounts the post-WWII Berlin airlift of 1948-1949. Describes the Soviet Union's attempt to expel British, American, and French troops by blockading sectors of the city--actions that consigned more than two million citizens to starvation. Relates the American response--airlifting food and supplies and parachuting candy to children. Some violence. 2008.
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Narrator |
Williams, Jake.
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Local Subject |
Adult Book - AD
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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Long Book - LO
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History - HST
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History, United States - HUS
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History, U.S. - 20th Century - HUT
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War (Non-Fiction) - WNF
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War - World War II - WNF2
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History - Modern World - HWO
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Audience Notes |
Male narrator.
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Contains violence.
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LC Subject |
Berlin (Germany) - History - Blockade, 1948-1949
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Germany - Foreign relations - United States
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United States - Foreign relations - 1945-1953
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United States - Foreign relations - Germany
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Call Number |
943.1550874 ANF
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Language |
English
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Released |
2008
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2008 (Talking Book Publishers, recording studio).
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2008. 9780399154966
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