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Three years after the end of World War II, the Nazis' former capital, Berlin, would once again find itself the target of an allied air fleet. This time, the air armada was working to save, rather than destroy, the city.
 
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| At the foot of Lucius Clay's grave is a memorial from the citizens of Berlin that says, "Wir danken dem Bewahrer unserer Freiheit" -- "We thank the defender of our freedom."
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| Eberhard Diepgen was a schoolboy when allied planes brought supplies and hope to the people of Berlin. Fifty years later, Berlin's mayor looks back. |
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| Propaganda was honed to an art form during the Cold War. And it thrives today, with political persuaders of every stripe.
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TIME: The Siege
July 12, 1948
PRAVDA: General Clay's Marks
July 26, 1948
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Soviet propaganda unsuccessfully tried to discredit the "candy bombing" of U.S. pilot Gail Halvorsen, noting that children chasing the candy had severely damaged a cemetery.
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