Mark - Eyewitness to the events of 1989 (83)

Mark - Eyewitness to the events of 1989 (83)

Mark Baker was a journalist in Vienna who covered Czechoslovakia during the 1980s. In a wide ranging conversations we discuss the events of 1989 with Mark providing some vivid accounts of his experiences and how events were viewed at the time. Now as I’m sure you know some of our fans who are helping the podcast financially, so if you’d like to join this select band? Then sign up to Patreon. For the price of a couple of coffees a month you help to cover the show’s increasing costs and keep us on the air, plus you get the sought after CWC coaster too. Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ Mark is now an independent journalist and travel writer who’s lived in Central Europe for more than two decades. He loves the history, literature, culture, and mystery of this often-overlooked corner of Europe, and makes his living writing articles and guidebooks about the region. Do visit his excellent Eastern Europe Blog which contains a number of Cold War stories here Visit the show notes here https://coldwarconversations.com/episode83/ Support the project! https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ColdWarPod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/ Youtube https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Red Reporter - Covert Correspondent for Cold War East Germany - Part 1 (47)

Red Reporter - Covert Correspondent for Cold War East Germany - Part 1 (47)

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The Berlin Trilogy - Author Interview (46)

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 ...

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Cold War East German Army Officer at the 40th Anniversary Parade of East Germany (45)

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)

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)

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 - 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)

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

A British Journalist in Cold War East Berlin (40)

A British Journalist in Cold War East Berlin (40)

Shane Whaley from the GDR Radio Podcast and Spybrary podcast and I speak with Peter Millar. Peter is an award-winning journalist who was named Foreign Correspondent of the Year for his reporting on th...

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