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“Eventually, a Soviet general sat down in the empty seat next to Howley. Rank-conscious, the Russian visibly shuddered when he realized he was sitting next to someone of much lower position. 'I see you're a colonel,' he said through an interpreter. Howley looked up from his plate and grumbled, 'I see you're a general. Here, have some salami.”

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Book:The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour

Source: The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour

“Doctors in 1945 would report that one of Berlin's children's favorite games was 'rape.' When they saw a man in uniform--even a Salvation Army uniform--they would start screaming hysterically.”

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Book:The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour

Source: The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour

“The president didn't ask me any questions. But I'm glad he didn't, because I was so shocked watching him that I don't think I could have made a sesible reply.' He turned to look Byrnes squarely in the eye. 'We've been talking to a dying man.”

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Book:The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour

Source: The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour

“The Russians would lose 305,000 troops in the last 42 miles approaching Berlin---about the number of American army soldiers who died in all of World War II. Of the 125,000 of Berlin's civilians who died in the Russian attack, 6,400 were suicides;”

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Book:The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour

Source: The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour