Sorry, Donald Trump: The 2020 presidential election is on

In June 1948, the situation in postwar Berlin was tense. For three years, the city had been divided into competing zones of occupation, but now the Soviet Union had cut the Western Allies’ access routes, making a play for dominance.

In June 1948, the situation in postwar Berlin was tense. For three years, the city had been divided into competing zones of occupation, but now the Soviet Union had cut the Western Allies’ access routes, making a play for dominance.