The Berlin Airlift was a year long effort by the America and Great Britain to maintain control of West Berlin following WWII. They refused to give any ground to Joseph Stalin, fearing that he may try to dominate the world in the same way Hitler had a few years earlier. To find out all about the Berlin Airlift visit the PBS Berlin Airlift page.

Learn about how the relationship between the United States and Germany improved as a result of the courageous efforts of the "Candy Bombers."