The global superpower stand-off that brought the world to the brink of destruction.
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Cold War
The Korean War 1950 - 1953
The Korean War: An Overview
Discover how the Cold War turned hot for the first time, on the Korean peninsula in the early 1950s.
- Kill 'em All': The American Military in Korea - Jeremy Williams explores the repercussions of a brutal episode in Cold War history.
Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis 1962
John F Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis
The US president's role in the stand-off that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. By Professor Ernest R May.
- Audio: JFK and the Celebrity Presidency - One of the keys to John F Kennedy's hold on the American people was his ability to deliver powerful speeches.
- JFK: Celebrity in the White House - Why is he still an icon of the Cold War era? By Professor Lewis L Gould
Weapons of the Cold War
The Cambridge Spies
The story of one of the most damaging spy rings in British history - and the astonishing reason they weren't more effective.
- Silent Weapon: Smallpox and Biological Warfare - Colette Flight explores the controversial development of biological warfare.
The Fall of the Soviet Union 1985 - 1991
Reform, Coup and Collapse: The End of the Soviet State
The reforms, rebellions and political machinations behind the dramatic collapse of the Soviet Union. By Professor Archie Brown
- The Soviet Union's Last Stand - Malcolm Brinkworth explores the last days of Gorbachev's office.
- Humanising Stalin? - The true face of the Soviet dictator, by Simon Sebag Montefiore
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