xroads.virginia.edu

But General Lucius D. Clay, commander of U.S. occupation forces in Europe, recommended confrontation, calling for a 200-truck convoy escorted by tanks and infantry. “It is our view,” he wrote of the Soviets, “that they are bluffing and that their hand can and should be called now.” Truman and secretary of state Marshall rejected both ... ................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.