Forget trenches, infantry and tanks. The United States and Soviet Union fought the Cold War with ideas and information. Episode 2 describes the cunning of Soviet propaganda campaigns. The United States adapted those techniques for their own purposes, broadcasting an image of the nation as a beacon of hope and freedom through covert ops and jazz concerts alik ... Show More
Jan 2018
The Cold War - The Nature of Risk | 4
<p>Americans were desperate to find hope in the shadow of the bomb.</p><p>Miracle cures, cheap energy, and even brand new atomic gardens: the wonders of the atom were ours to discover! Right? Eager to explore nuclear explosions for peaceful purposes, Americans instead found the r ... Show More
35m 26s
Jan 2018
The Cold War - The Long 1960s | 5
<p>America sent a man to the moon in 1969, and with Neil Armstrong’s first steps, the United States projected to the world an image of American power, wealth and achievement. But it was hardly just for bragging rights. The space race started under Kennedy to compete with the Sovi ... Show More
43m 21s
Jul 2023
Russia & USA: The 100-Year Cold War
<p>The Cold War was defined by the antagonism between two world superpowers: the United States and the Soviet Union. They relied on proxy wars, espionage, disinformation, assassinations and sabotage to undermine one another as part of a greater ideological battle between Western ... Show More
25m 50s
Jun 2021
Sean McMeekin, "Stalin's War: A New History of World War II" (Basic Books, 2021)
World War II endures in the popular imagination as a heroic struggle between good and evil, with villainous Hitler driving its events. But Hitler was not in power when the conflict erupted in Asia—and he was certainly dead before it ended. His armies did not fight in multiple the ... Show More
1h 15m
Jan 2018
The Atomic Whoops: When the US Air Force Bombed South Carolina
<p>During the height of the Cold War, both the US and the USSR constantly ran drills in anticipation of a possible nuclear conflict. While the Gregg family of Mars Bluff, South Carolina knew the Cold War was in full swing, they had no idea that they would become the first America ... Show More
29m 36s
Jan 2024
CLASSIC: The Atomic Whoops: When the US Air Force Bombed South Carolina
During the height of the Cold War, both the US and the USSR constantly ran drills in anticipation of a possible nuclear conflict. While the Gregg family of Mars Bluff, South Carolina knew the Cold War was in full swing, they had no idea that they would become the first American f ... Show More
31m 49s
Jan 2022
1/3 Pourquoi un espion a-t-il précipité la fin de la guerre froide ?
Quand on pense à la guerre froide, on imagine l’opposition des deux grandes puissances, les États-Unis et l’URSS, les luttes d’influence, les crises internationales où le monde retient son souffle par peur de la guerre nucléaire… Et parfois aussi, grâce au cinéma et à la littérat ... Show More
3m 7s