GERMANY: The Shape of Nothingness

GERMANY The Shape of Nothingness

Is the U.S. going out of business in Berlin? TIME Berlin Bureau Chief Enno Hobbing revisited the city last week after a four-month absence. His report:

In the Western sector of Berlin on a summer morning of 1948, General Lucius Clay cast the die: "We will stay in this city." Clay's fighting faith mounted into the thunder of the airlift. And with their will, Berlin's people tipped the scales of decision; the Russians lifted the blockade when they realized that Berliners would not be intimated.

"Balance Your Budget." Today the memories...

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