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The Soviet Afghan War
Season 22 Episode 338
The Soviet-Afghan War lasted ten years between 1979-1989 and led to the deaths of between 500k and 2m Afghan civilians.
I speak with Nick Geering a …
1 year, 11 months ago
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War Podcast
Season 22 Episode 337
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War, is a nine-part documentary series from director Brian Knappenberger, that provides a comprehensive appraisa…
1 year, 11 months ago
Sex, spies and scandal : the John Vassall affair
Season 22 Episode 336
Alex Grant’s new book Sex, Spies and Scandal The John Vassall Affair has everything: a honey trap, industrial-scale espionage, journalists jailed for…
1 year, 11 months ago
V -Bombers: Britain's Nuclear Frontline in the Cold War
Season 22 Episode 335
V-Bombers: Britain's Nuclear Frontline in the Cold War is a new book by Dr Tony Redding that takes a deep dive into Britain's V-bomber force's operat…
2 years ago
On the Streets of Cold War Estonia fighting for Independence
Season 22 Episode 334
Timo takes us on a journey through the tumultuous events of the 1991 Soviet coup attempt, as experienced from the streets of the Baltic States.
As the…
2 years ago
Borderlands and Battles: A Finnish Town's Cold War Story
Season 22 Episode 333
Timo takes us to the remote Finnish border town of Kuusamo. He paints a vivid picture of a childhood overshadowed by his grandparent’s memories of th…
2 years ago
Australian Cold War Maritime Air Patrols
Season 22 Episode 332
Leigh joined the RAAF in 1978 to train as a pilot but was scrubbed after a few months and transitioned to training as an Air Electronics Officer (AEO…
2 years ago
A traumatic childhood journey from Cold War Poland to the United States
Season 22 Episode 331
In this deeply personal episode, our guest, Norbert, vividly recounts his traumatic childhood journey from Cold War Poland to the United States.
With …
2 years, 1 month ago
Planning for a Hot War in the Cold War
Season 21 Episode 330
Dan served in the War Plans office of the US Army VII Corps working on counterattack plans and reorganization of the US Army’s General Defence Plan.
H…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Picnic That Ripped Open The Iron Curtain
Season 21 Episode 329
In August 1989, a group of Hungarian activists did the unthinkable: they entered the forbidden militarised zone of the Iron Curtain - and held a picn…
2 years, 1 month ago