The Legacy of Unrecognized Patriots – The Filmmakers who filmed the Atomic Explosions
With the release of previously classified footage from the early Cold War period, a new debate about the role and fate of ‘unrecognized patriots’ of…
Top Secret Cold War CIA Briefs Declassified
New top secret Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) records have been declassified and reveal more information about the US and Soviet relations during the Cold War.…
‘The Man Who Saved the World’ – The Russian Who Avoided WWIII
The notion that one man alone could somehow avert a universal catastrophe or could potentially save the world has lost its age-old value with the…
Bay of Pigs – The ‘perfect failure’ of Cuba invasion
In 1961, the US government sponsored an invasion of Cuba to overthrow its prime minister, Fidel Castro. Though originally planned by the CIA under President…
Secret World War Two Diaries Of Soviet Ambassador In Britain Uncovered
The personal diary of the Soviet Ambassador to Britain during World War Two has been uncovered. Ivan Maisky was the Soviet Union’s Ambassador to the…
New Cold War Thriller Bridge of Spies Tells Story Of Lawyer Who Has to Negotiate The Release Of A Shot Down U-2 Spyplane Pilot
Bridge of Spies is a new Hollywood movie set during the Cold War and features actor Tom Hanks. The film’s trailer has recently been released and…
When Kruschev and Kennedy Brought the World To The Brink Of Destruction – The Cuban Missile Crisis
In October 1962, the US and the USSR nearly came to blows over Cuba, potentially starting WWIII and plunging the world into a nuclear winter.…
FUN: Drive Russian Tanks At German Tank Driving School!
An odd past time that is keeping people occupied in eastern Germany is tank driving. Heyse’s Tank Driving Fun School opened in around 2000 and…
Frederick Forsyth reveals life as a Cold War spy
[Via] One of the UK’s most successful novelists, Frederick Forsyth, has revealed his role in the Cold War as a spy for British intelligence arm,…
US Abrams tank under threat without government funds
The US military’s Abrams tank underwent a massive overhaul during the 1980s in the midst of the Cold War. However, at that point, it remained…
Soviet Maps of the Cold War
For decades two super powers of the world locked their horns in a seemingly idiotic and potentially catastrophic tussle, and kept the civilized world on…
NATO, Russia Military Exercises Might Be Jeopardising Peace
Military exercises have increased in Europe and Russia as NATO and Russia show an increased military presence. Now, experts are worried that the military exercises…