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Cold War episode 21 - Soldiers of God 1975-1988

Cold War episode 21 – Soldiers of God 1975-1988

Cold War episode 21 – Soldiers of God 1975-1988 – Afghanistan is a war that costs the lives of almost 15,000 Soviet conscripts and an estimated one million Afghans. The turbulent conflict in Afghanistan that unfolded during the closing decades of the 20th century can be characterized as a tragic, costly war of significant global consequence. This fierce clash resulted […]

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Cold War episode 18 - Good Guys, Bad Guys 1967-1978

Cold War episode 18 – Good Guys, Bad Guys 1967-1978

Cold War episode 18 – Good Guys, Bad Guys 1967-1978: The Cold War was not only a confrontation between two superpowers, but also a series of proxy conflicts that involved their allies and surrogates in different regions of the world. One of the main arenas of this surrogate warfare was the Middle East, where the United States and the Soviet

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Cold War episode 16 - China 1949-1972

Cold War episode 16 – China 1949-1972

Cold War episode 16 – China 1949-1972 – Chinese communists win the longest civil war in 20th century history.  In the annals of 20th-century history, the Chinese Communist Party emerged victorious in the longest and most protracted civil war, profoundly shaping the nation’s future. Mao Zedong’s initial land reforms were met with widespread approval, but in 1958, he embarked on

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Cold War episode 15 - Red Spring: The Sixties

Cold War episode 15 – Red Spring: The Sixties

Cold War episode 15 – Red Spring: The Sixties – In the Soviet bloc, communist rule stifles ambition and achievement. Soviet defense expenditure cripples economic growth. In the Soviet bloc, the grip of communist rule has long been a suppressive force, stifling ambition and achievement among its citizens. The immense burden of Soviet defense expenditure continues to hinder economic growth,

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Cold War episode 2 - Iron Curtain 1945-1947

Cold War episode 2 – Iron Curtain 1945-1947

Cold War episode 2 – Iron Curtain 1945-1947: The Soviet Union dominates Eastern Europe. Churchill warns of the consequences. Stalin insists that the governments of the Soviet Union’s clients states be pro-communist. Impoverished after the war, Great Britain opts out as a world power. The U.S. assumes the mantle of world leadership. As wartime turned to peacetime, a resurgent United

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Cold War episode 1 - Comrades 1917-1945

Cold War episode 1 – Comrades 1917-1945

Cold War episode 1 – Comrades 1917-1945: Though ideological enemies, the Soviet Union and the U.S. are allies against Hitler during WWII. At the end of the war, Europe is divided, and the one-time allies now confront each other. The U.S. has the atomic bomb. The Russian Revolution of 1917, followed by the Russian Civil War caused a rift between

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KGB The Sword and the Shield episode 2

KGB: The Sword and the Shield episode 2

KGB: The Sword and the Shield episode 2: By August 1949, at least five years earlier than expected, the USSR became the world’s second superpower, thanks to its spies who had stolen America’s atomic secrets. But by March 1953, Stalin is dead and KGB chief, Beria, is executed later the same year. Nikita Kruschev tries to reduce the power of

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KGB: The Sword and the Shield episode 1

KGB: The Sword and the Shield episode 1

KGB: The Sword and the Shield episode 1: Cheka was the predecessor organization of the KGB, the notorious secret service of the Soviet Union. Founded in 1917, the Cheka’s employees were tasked with tracking down unreliable government officials and anarchist forces. Set up as a ‘temporary’ measure by Lenin, millions of Soviet citizens would die at the hands of the

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Korea - The Never Ending War

Korea – The Never Ending War

Korea – The Never Ending War: between 1950 and 1953, more than 24 nations sent troops to Korea as the opposing ambitions and ideologies of the emerging Cold War superpowers – China, Russia and the USA – fought for supremacy on the peninsula.     With first-hand testimony and new historical material, Korea: The Never Ending War retraces the history

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