Gillian - A US Student visits Cold War Poland in 1989 (48)
In this episode we welcome back Gillian Cox who told us about her student trip to East Germany in 1989. In this episode the story continues with her trip further East into Poland. At this point Polan...
9 Helmi 201924min
Red Reporter - Covert Correspondent for Cold War East Germany - Part 1 (47)
Today we speak to John Green. John Green grew up in Coventry in a communist family. After abandoning a zoology degree course after his second year at Bristol University, he switched to Drama. In 1964 ...
2 Helmi 201947min
The Berlin Trilogy - Author Interview (46)
Today we welcome author Paul Grant whose excellent Berlin trilogy is set in Berlin during World War 2 and the Cold War. Paul and I talk about the books as well as his inspiration and how he did his ...
26 Tammi 201957min
Cold War East German Army Officer at the 40th Anniversary Parade of East Germany (45)
In this episode, we welcome back Torsten Belger a former East German Officer. You can listen to other episodes with Torsten here https://coldwarconversations.com/episode39/ and here https://coldwarc...
19 Tammi 201942min
Cold War intercepts of Soviet Aircraft with the RAF (44)
Nick Anderson is a former RAF Phantom jet fighter pilot. We discuss flying in the Cold War and in detail how the RAF would have responded to a nuclear attack. We also talk about how QRA (Quick R...
12 Tammi 201945min
Cold War Conversations highlights of 2018 - a whistle stop tour (43)
Welcome to the Cold War Conversations History Podcast 2018 roundup and thank you to all our listeners and guests who’ve stuck with us and made the podcast what it is. If your old or new to the podcas...
5 Tammi 201940min
Gillian - A US Student visiting Cold War East Germany (42)
Gillian Cox visited the GDR as a student in October 1989 just before the Wall came down. In this episode you will hear her eyewitness of account of what she saw in East Germany on the cusp of its dest...
29 Joulu 201851min
Defending the Cold War Fulda Gap (41)
Today we talk again with Neil Gussman who was an M60A1 tank commander in West Germany tasked with defending the Fulda Gap which was a key likely Warsaw Pact attack route. We talk about his rushed in...
22 Joulu 201846min
