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Cold War

John F Kennedy with US Army officials during the Cuban missile crisis
Cold War

“We are eyeball to eyeball, and I think the other fellow just blinked”: how the Cuban Missile Crisis escalated

Nikita Khrushchev visits President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1964
20th Century

Snuffed out democracies and poisoned toothpaste: how the Cold War wreaked havoc in post-colonial Africa

A panel of eyewitnesses recall their memories of the divided city and the dramatic events of November 1989. (Image by Getty Images)
20th Century

Witnesses to the Berlin Wall

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As the world’s best athletes congregate in Tokyo for the 29th Summer Games, David Goldblatt answers your questions on the history of the Olympics. (Image from Getty Images)
20th Century

Olympic history: everything you wanted to know

Giles Milton reveals how the German capital became the frontline in a bitter diplomatic conflict between the western Allies and the Soviet Union in the wake of the Second World War. (Image by Getty Images)
Cold War

The Cold War battle for Berlin

Dr David Clarke explains how the idea of extra-terrestrials in mysterious flying saucers developed from its origins in the Cold War to become an enduring modern myth. (Image by Getty Images)
20th Century

The history and mystery of UFOs

Anne Sebba explores the life of Ethel Rosenberg, who was executed for espionage in one of the most sensational and controversial episodes of the Cold War. (Image by Getty Images)
Cold War

The trials of Ethel Rosenberg

US NATO Army on training in Germany
20th Century

Able Archer 83: the Nato war-game that nearly spelled nuclear disaster

Mark Atwood Lawrence responds to readers’ questions about the United States’ failure to stem the advance of communism in Vietnam. (Image by Getty Images)
20th Century

The Vietnam War: everything you wanted to know

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Serhii Plokhy discusses the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, and reveals just how close the world came to nuclear disaster. (Image by Getty Images)
Cold War

How close to nuclear war did the Cuban Missile Crisis get?

In 1961 cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to journey into space. Stephen Walker delves into the supercharged battle between the Soviets and Americans to reach this milestone. (Image by Getty Images)
20th Century

Sending the first man into space

Spy plane photos revealed that missile bases were being built on Cuba, prompting the crisis. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Cold War

What if... The Cuban Missile Crisis escalated?

Michael Goodman responds to your questions on the decades of geopolitical tension that shaped relations between east and west in the second half of the 20th century. (Image by Getty Images)
Cold War

The Cold War: everything you wanted to know

Trevor Barnes details the 1960s operation to uncover the infamous Portland Spy Ring – one of the most dangerous KGB espionage networks ever to operate in the UK. (Image by Getty Images)
Cold War

Hunting down the Portland Spy Ring

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