{"product_id":"christmas-from-heaven-the-true-story-of-the-berlin-candy-bomber-with-cd-audio-9781609077006","title":"Christmas from Heaven: The True Story of the Berlin Candy Bomber [With CD (Audio)]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristmas from Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLt. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Brokaw is a legendary TV journalist, anchor and managing editor of \u003ci\u003eNBC Nightly News\u003c\/i\u003e from 1982 to 2004, he is the only person to host each of NBC News's major news programs: \u003ci\u003eThe Today Show, NBC Nightly News, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMeet the Press\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won several awards, including a Peabody Award and seven Emmys. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Generation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Generation Speaks\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books. He and his wife, Meredith, have three daughters and five grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert T. Barrett is a professor of illustration at Brigham Young University and has served as associate dean of the BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications. He holds a BFA from the University of Utah and an MA and MFA from the University of Iowa. He is a member of the Society of Illustrators and was awarded the 2010 Distinguished Educator in the Arts Award. He has illustrated such books as \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Walnut Tree; Silent Night, Holy Night: The Story of the Christmas Truce; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eObama: Only in America.\u003c\/i\u003e He and his wife, Vicki, are the parents of ten children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shadow Mountain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901714567442,"sku":"9781609077006","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1490d5f0-4a6a-47b8-b3da-b53cda637fe9.jpg?v=1738436656","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/christmas-from-heaven-the-true-story-of-the-berlin-candy-bomber-with-cd-audio-9781609077006","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}