Description: Christmas From Heaven: The True Story of the Berlin Candy Bomber Author: Tom Brokaw, Robert T. Barrett (Illustrator) Title: Christmas From Heaven: The True Story of the Berlin Candy Bomber Publication: Shadow Mountain, 2013 Description: Hardcover. New hardcover in new dust jacket. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. (11.5 x 0.25 x 9.75 inches) Includes DVD. 32 pp.Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. New / New. Christmas from Heaven is the story of the humble beginnings of what became a beacon of hope to a war-torn land, the story of Gail Halvorsen, a young pilot in the US Army Air Corps who was assigned as a cargo pilot to the Berlin Airlift, in which US forces flew much-needed supplies into a Soviet-blockaded Berlin.As he performed his duties, Lt. Halvorsen began to notice the German children gathered by the fences of Tempelhof Air Base. Knowing that they had very little, he one day offered them some chewing gum. From that small act, an idea sprang: He would bomb Berlin with candy. Fashioning small parachutes, he and his crew sent them floating down as they approached the Berlin airport, wiggling the wings of their C-54 as a signal to the children that their anticipated cargo would soon arrive.Lt. Halvorsen became known by hundreds, if not thousands, of children in Berlin as "Uncle Wiggly Wings" or "The Candy Bomber". Word soon spread, and donations of candy and other supplies poured in from sympathetic Americans. Lt. Halvorsen's small idea became a great symbol of hope not only to German children in a bombed-out city but to all those who yearned for freedom.Famed broadcast journalist and author Tom Brokaw brings this remarkable true story to life in a stunning live performance with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, captured on the accompanying DVD. Also included in the book is a template and directions for creating your own Candy Bomber parachutes. Seller ID: 201811 Subject: Children's Books, Europe The Anthropologists Closet offers a wide variety of non-fiction academic books that are hard to find. We have been in business since 2014. Terms All orders ship within two business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: Tom Brokaw, Robert T. Barrett (Illustrator
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Year Printed: 2013
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Subject: Children's
