There are many arenas in which Cold War conflicts were fought, be it in Eastern-Asia, the Middle-East, Latin America, Africa, or Europe, the quarrel encompassed the globe. The most important theatre during the Cold War was the Europe, more specifically, Germany and Berlin. The Soviet blockade of Berlin (1948-49) and the building of the Berlin Wall (1961) represented some of the closest moments where the two competing superpowers came into direct military conflict. The United States, France, and Great Britain established a frim-stance during the blockade (1948-49) in their dealing with the soviets; Truman and Bevin vowed not to abandon the city, despite the logistical difficulties associated with its defence. The Blockade and the subsequent
