Able Archer - The military exercise that almost started World War 3 - a look in the archives (269)
In 1986 Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev said “Never perhaps, in the post-war decades has the situation in the world been explosive and hence more difficult and unfavourable as in the first half of the...
31 Des 202251min
In conversation with 7 BRIXMIS veterans - Part 1 (268)
In October of 2022, I was asked by the West Pennines Military Vehicle Trust to moderate a Q&A session with a number of BRIXMIS veterans. Part 2 is here https://coldwarconversations.com/episode270 At...
28 Des 20221h 6min
Home Bases: Memories & Stories of US Military Bases in the UK (267)
Sean Kelly is the author of Home Bases: Memories & Stories of US Military Bases Around London which for the first time, puts the spotlight on the history of many of the US Military’s lesser-known comm...
24 Des 20221h 11min
Cold War Chieftain tank deployment at the East German Border (266)
We’re back with Alan Hodges, a Royal Tank Regiment Chieftain tank commander, and Mick Hadfield who was his 17-year-old gunner. In this episode we talk in detail about their deployment within a kilom...
17 Des 202259min
Crewing the Cold War Chieftain tank (265)
Alan Hodges was a Royal Tank Regiment Chieftain tank commander and troop SGT in West Germany. Mick Hadfield was his 17-year-old gunner. The affection between the two is still apparent even today and M...
10 Des 20221h 7min
How East Germany doped its athletes (264)
In the early 1970s, the athletes of East Germany started to achieve incredible sports results, winning medals and setting new world records with astonishing frequency. For many years, their sporting s...
3 Des 20221h
The building of the Berlin Wall (263)
From the moment East Germany was formed in 1949, many of its citizens chose to leave to start a new life in the West. By the mid-1950s, the trickle had turned into a flood as large numbers rejected Wa...
26 Nov 20221h 15min
Guarding Rudolf Hess, Hitler's Deputy Führer (262)
Dave Phillips is a Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London. The Yeoman Warders have been guarding the Tower since Tudor times. Dave joined the British Army aged 16 into the Royal Irish Rangers. We hear...
19 Nov 202257min
