A couple months ago, I wrote about the new book from NDN's good friend, Andrei Cherny, titled The Candy Bombers:The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour. Since that time, the book has been garnering a great deal of acclaim. Praise for Andrei's work is coming fast and furious right now, and it is especially timely as U.S. Sen. Barack Obama prepares to deliver an historic speech in Berlin tomorrow.
Just to give you a sampling of some of the press the book has garnered recently:
- Ruth Marcus has an article in today's Washington Post about The Candy Bombers in which she draws some very interesting parallels between Berlin in 1948 and Baghdad today.
- Andrei was recently interviewed by NPR's Ari Shapiro about the book and the airlift. You can listen to the audio here.
- Last week, CBS News released an analysis written by U.S. News and World Report columnist Michael Barone about lessons learned from post-war Germany that can be applied to Iraq today.
And just as a reminder, in addition to this great book, Andrei also is co-editor of Democracy: A Journal of Ideas. NDN is a proud, long-time supporter of this important publication, and I highly recommend giving it a thorough read whenever you have a chance.
One more shout out: Andrei joined Simon and NDN Green Project Director Michael Moynihan on an NDN panel over the weekend in Austin, Texas, at Netroots Nation. The panel, "A New Era of Possibility: Looking at America's Role in the World After the Bush Presidency," explored the idea that the Bush years have been ones of great disappointment for America, that mistakes have been made and that great challenges have gone unaddressed. In a world that has seen the rise of nations like China, India, Brazil, and Mexico and the emergence of a powerful, global communications network, the next President will have to restore America's standing in the world, tackle climate change, help to move the world to a post-carbon economy, work to alleviate global poverty, as well as address ongoing geopolitical challenges.
Andrei had the opportunity to discuss his book and talk about how many of the historical lessons he learned in writing the book that still apply today.
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