Master of the Air: William Tunner and the Success of Military Airlift by Professor Robert A Slayton ISBN 13: 9780817316921

University Alabama Press, 2010-03-18. Illustrated. hardcover. Used: Good.

Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press, 2010. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), black & white text-photos & drawings, minimal edgewear jacket, top corners few pages little creased. 291 pp. Robert Slayton tells the story of General William Henry Tunner. The author gives original insights into this legendary U.S. Air Force leader. During WW2 he served in Burma. He supplied West Berlin with food and supplies to survive the Soviet blockade (1948 - 1949) and its hold over two million Berliners. The airlift demonstrated the unexpected capacity of air transport in a postwar world.

Hardback. New. In 1948, just as the Cold War was settling into the form it would maintain for nearly half a century, major antagonists the United States and Russia began maneuvering into a series of dangerously hostile encounters. Into this difficult situation the Americans placed General William Henry Tunner.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

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Univ of Alabama Pr, 2010. Hardcover. New. 304 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.00 inches.

University Alabama Press, 2010-03-18. Illustrated. hardcover. Used:Good.