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.
Between October 22 and November 29, 1951, the United States government conducted nuclear-weapon tests at the Nevada Proving Ground (later called the N...
As North Vietnamese troops neared Saigon, many people attempted to flee the city by helicopter. Hubert van Es took an iconic photo of those events on ...
Combatants in a military conflict try to win the hearts of the people with various types of propaganda.
Ronald Reagan delivers a speech to students at Moscow State University, urging them to be free of fear and full of hope for the future.
For eight years, Rudolf Abel (Willy Fisher) lives in Brooklyn while serving as a Soviet spy. After he is betrayed by a fellow Soviet spy, Abel is arre...
Rudolf Abel left the States for a trip to Moscow during 1955. Not only did the trip give him a chance to rest, he was with his wife and daughter.
After he was exchanged in a spy swap with Francis Gary Powers, Rudolf Abel returned to Russia. He lived there until his death in 1971.
Rudolf Abel, whose real name was William Fisher, under arrest for espionage, is transferred by plane to/from Texas where he is questioned at the Deten...
Rudolf Abel was a Soviet spy, living in America for eight years, before an informer (his own assistant) blew Abel's cover when the informer defected i...
Rudolf Abel lived in a studio apartment at 252 Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New York. This image depicts an interior view of his home. Several of Abel�...
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was a GULAG prisoner for 8 years (1945 to 1953).
For years, the FBI could not figure-out the significance of a hollowed-out nickel coin and the coded message it contained. The coin turned-up in Brook...
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