Cold War Conversations

Experience the Cold War like never before through award-winning, real-life stories told by those who lived it.Each week, we bring you firsthand accounts from soldiers, spies, civilians, and more, capturing the full spectrum of Cold War experiences.Host Ian Sanders takes you beyond the history books, delivering raw, personal stories where every breath, pause, and emotion adds depth to understanding this pivotal era.This is Cold War history, told from the inside.We cover subjects such as spies, spying, the Iron Curtain, nuclear weapons, warfare, tanks, jet aircraft, fighters, bombers, transport aircraft, aviation, culture, and politics.We also cover personalities such as Fidel Castro, JFK, Ronald Reagan, Nikita Khrushchev, Leonid Brezhnev, Yuri Andropov, Mikhail Gorbachev, Konstantin Chernenko, Margaret Thatcher, John F. Kennedy, Josef Stalin, Richard Nixon, Lech Walesa, General Jaruzelski, Nicolae Ceaușescu.Other subjects include Czechoslovak

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Bombs, Berlin & Peacekeeping: A Paratrooper's Cold War Story Pt 1 (383)

Bombs, Berlin & Peacekeeping: A Paratrooper's Cold War Story Pt 1 (383)

Cold War Conversations
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Watching the Jackals: Prague's Covert Liaisons with Cold War Terrorists and Revolutionaries (382)

Watching the Jackals: Prague's Covert Liaisons with Cold War Terrorists and Revolutionaries (382)

Cold War Conversations
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The Truth about the Gulf of Tonkin incident that sparked the Vietnam War (381)

The Truth about the Gulf of Tonkin incident that sparked the Vietnam War (381)

Cold War Conversations
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Under Fire: A Journalist's Story of the 1989 Romanian Revolution (380)

Under Fire: A Journalist's Story of the 1989 Romanian Revolution (380)

Cold War Conversations
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Foes to Friends: Cold War British and East German Tank crew together in conversation  (379)

Foes to Friends: Cold War British and East German Tank crew together in conversation (379)

Cold War Conversations
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From Vulcan Bases to Communist Bucharest: A Tale of Cold War Intrigue (378)

From Vulcan Bases to Communist Bucharest: A Tale of Cold War Intrigue (378)

Cold War Conversations
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Surveillance and shortages: A British teacher in 1960s Cold War Communist Romania (377)

Surveillance and shortages: A British teacher in 1960s Cold War Communist Romania (377)

Cold War Conversations
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Mission Iran: Special Forces Berlin & Operation Eagle Claw, JTF 1-79 (376)

Mission Iran: Special Forces Berlin & Operation Eagle Claw, JTF 1-79 (376)

Cold War Conversations
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Den of Spies: The October Surprise - A Covert Cold War Operation  (375)

Den of Spies: The October Surprise - A Covert Cold War Operation (375)

Cold War Conversations
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Surrounded and captured in the Korean War (374)

Surrounded and captured in the Korean War (374)

Cold War Conversations
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Interview with an East German Border Guard (373)

Interview with an East German Border Guard (373)

Cold War Conversations
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From Vulcan to Gannet: A Cold War career in the Royal Air Force

From Vulcan to Gannet: A Cold War career in the Royal Air Force

Cold War Conversations
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Doorsteps of Hell - a US Marine platoon commander in the Vietnam War (371)

Doorsteps of Hell - a US Marine platoon commander in the Vietnam War (371)

Cold War Conversations
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How the Cold War almost destroyed European Football (370)

How the Cold War almost destroyed European Football (370)

Cold War Conversations
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Nuclear Missions - a Canadian CF104 Starfighter Pilot's Story (369)

Nuclear Missions - a Canadian CF104 Starfighter Pilot's Story (369)

Cold War Conversations
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The KGB Spies Next Door (368)

The KGB Spies Next Door (368)

Cold War Conversations
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From Sydney to the Vietnam War: An Australian Soldier's Cold War Journey (367)

From Sydney to the Vietnam War: An Australian Soldier's Cold War Journey (367)

Cold War Conversations
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Unveiling Cold War Secrets: Hack Green Regional Seat of Government Bunker museum (366)

Unveiling Cold War Secrets: Hack Green Regional Seat of Government Bunker museum (366)

Cold War Conversations
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The Siege: The Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Drama with Ben Macintyre (365)

The Siege: The Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Drama with Ben Macintyre (365)

Cold War Conversations
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From Sheffield to Sandhurst: A Cold War Territorial Soldier's Memories (364)

From Sheffield to Sandhurst: A Cold War Territorial Soldier's Memories (364)

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