in German-American history.
That was a seminal event.
That was a pivotal event in German-American history
and world history.
If we would not,
we, British and Americans,
if we would not have stopped the Soviets in Berlin,
who knows where it would have ended.
And that's where it takes stalwart political leaders
and stout-hearted soldiers
to make those decisions and execute them.
Stalwart leaders and stout-hearted soldiers
Dr. Harold E. Raugh, Jr., a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel of Infantry, currently serves as Command Historian, U.S. Army Europe, Wiesbaden, Germany, his fifth increasingly-responsible civilian command historian positon in the U.S., Germany, and South Korea since 2002. Dr. Raugh, who received his Ph.D. in History from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), is the author or editor of sixteen military history books and more than 850 articles and book reviews published in international military and history journals. An internationally-recognized expert on British and European military history and leadership, Dr. Raugh was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in the United Kingdom in 2001, a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society in 2010, and a member of the British Commission for Military History.
Berlin , Germany
| Role Command Historian, U.S. Army Europe |
It was an air controller's nightmare
Dr. Harold E. Raugh, Jr.
The first confrontation of The Cold War
Dr. Harold E. Raugh, Jr.Nobody has that many planes anymore
Dr. Harold E. Raugh, Jr.
Tunner learned from the airlift in Southern China
Dr. Harold E. Raugh, Jr.
The will to succeed
Dr. Harold E. Raugh, Jr.We were doing something with a purpose
Dr. Harold E. Raugh, Jr.
The Victors and the Vanquished
Dr. Harold E. Raugh, Jr.
They were young, they could dance, they had money
Aldon FergusonThe Russians had cut off everything
Aldon FergusonWe unloaded twelve tons in just over three minutes
Brian Conway
Stalin realised he wasn't going to succeed
Brian ConwayTunner learned from the airlift in Southern China
Dr. Harold E. Raugh, Jr.The Victors and the Vanquished
Dr. Harold E. Raugh, Jr.The will to succeed
Dr. Harold E. Raugh, Jr.We were doing something with a purpose
Dr. Harold E. Raugh, Jr.
The MIGs were looking for a reason to shoot us down
Peter Pilkington
Someday we'll have enough food. But if we lose our freedom we'll never get it back
Gail Halvorsen
