Former allies, America and the USSR fought a "Cold War" after the end of WWII. In 1962, their disagreements nearly caused a nuclear catastrophe. This collection explores the far-reaching impact of their disputes and rivalries.
From young to old work was the way to success, according to Soviet Dictators.
In 1951, the U.S. makes a film called "Duck and Cover" so children will know what to do if an atomic bomb falls.
President Kennedy's Executive Committee (Ex Comm) is a group of senior advisors who meet with JFK throughout the missile crisis.
Evidence of the horrendous events and deaths that occur in labor camps comes from those who spent time in GULAGs.
Bundy and McNamara insist that America go in fighting; the Vietnamese only want peace, but cannot defeat Viet Cong without American help.
Many Russians free from German concentration camps must enter "Labor Camps" when they return home.
Taking off from Pakistan, en route to Norway, Francis Gary Powers flies his U-2 recon airplace over Soviet territory where he is shot-down by a Soviet...
James Donovan selected the Glienicke Bridge, connecting West Berlin with Potsdam (in East Germany) as the place to exchange Abel for Powers. It become...
Hal Moore, co-author of We were Soldiers Once . . . and Young was a soldier's soldier as he followed orders during a hated war.
The 2-week back-and-forth battle and amount of death and destruction at Heartbreak Ridge forces the UN and North Korea back to the bargaining table.
General James M. Gavin foresees using armed helicopters to bring US troops (sky troopers) in by air.
The Vietnamese communist leader Ho Chi Minh rallies the Vietnamese people and beats the French.
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