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Watch American Experience Season 19 Episode 7 Online

  • 7.5/10
  • COUNTRIES: United States of America
  • Subtitles: English

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.