Daring Young Men: The Heroism and Triumph of the Berlin Airlift
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Daring Young Men: The Heroism and Triumph of the Berlin Airlift
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Daring Young Men: The Heroism and Triumph of the Berlin Airlift, June 1948–May 1949 is a 2010 nonfiction history by Richard Reeves, the presidential biographer behind President Kennedy and President Nixon. Published by Simon & Schuster (316 pages, hardcover, ISBN 978-1-4165-4119-6), it chronicles the Allied airlift that broke Stalin's blockade of West Berlin.
Drawing on declassified archives and hundreds of interviews in the US, Germany, and Britain, Reeves centers the story on ordinary reservist pilots — the "daring young men" — rather than just the generals, highlighting figures like Lucius Clay and William Tunner.
The book contrasts the political struggle between Harry Truman and Stalin with the day-to-day heroism (and crashes) of the airmen, and includes Berliners' diaries and the British/French contributions.
Praised by Tom Brokaw and Walter Isaacson, it's considered an important work of historical recovery for a largely forgotten Cold War episode.