A Childhood under the eye of the Secret Police (147)
At 2 a.m. on 10 March 1983, 12-year-old Carmen Bugan was home alone after her father had left for Bucharest. That afternoon, Carmen returned from school to find secret police in her living room. Her f...
31 Okt 20201h 33min
Don - Cold War 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fulda (146)
In this second episode with Don Snedeker we talk to him about his time after his tour of Vietnam when he served in West Germany. From 1974 to 1986 Don served in a number of roles but most noticeably ...
23 Okt 202053min
Navigator aboard the Cold War Vulcan nuclear bomber (145)
Barry Mullen was a Navigator Radar on the legendary Royal Air Force nuclear bomber, the Vulcan. The Navigator Radar (Nav Radar) had the responsibility for coordinating bombing from the aircraft. This ...
16 Okt 202055min
1962 Berlin fiction - author interview (144)
In this bonus episode, we talk again with Paul Grant, author of "Coercion" the fourth book about the Schultz family who live in Berlin. His books are set at the end of the Second World War and the sta...
13 Okt 202057min
Don - Vietnam war Armoured Cavalry Platoon Leader (143)
This is the first of two episodes we have following Don Snedeker’s experiences through the Cold War. In this episode, we hear about his time in Vietnam and the book he has written entitled "The Blackh...
9 Okt 20201h
In Cold War Skies – NATO and Soviet airpower 1949-89 (142)
Today’s episode is brought to you by Osprey publishing and we’re speaking with Michael Napier, the author of “In Cold War Skies – NATO and Soviet airpower 1949-89”. Michael also flew the Tornado duri...
2 Okt 20201h
I was a deep cover KGB spy Part 2 (141)
This is part 2 of our chat with Jack Barsky who spent ten years as an undercover KGB agent in the United States. He is the longest surviving known member of the KGB illegals programme that operated du...
25 Sep 202056min
I was a deep cover KGB spy Part 1 (140)
If you’ve seen the TV drama series, “The Americans” you’ll be fascinated by this episode. Albrecht Dittrich was an East German graduate student and a true believer in the Communist cause when he was r...
18 Sep 20201h 6min
