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Cold War Conversations

Award-winning real stories of the Cold War told by those that were there. Every week we interview an eyewitness of the Cold War.Across soldiers, spies, civilians, and others, we aim to cover the whole... Read more

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A Cold War Polish childhood near Wroclaw (304)

A Cold War Polish childhood near Wroclaw (304)

Tom lived in western Poland in an area that had been part of Germany until the end of World War 2. He describes how his ... Read more

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Soviet MIG shoots-down a US RB-47H reconnaissance plane (303)

On 1 July 1960, a United States RB-47H reconnaissance plane was shot down by the Soviet Air Defence Forces while perform... Read more

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