Episode 34 - Soviet Gulag
In this episode we discuss the infamous Soviet Gulag system. Did they serve a useful purpose? How harsh were the conditions? Why did they form in the first place? How do the Gulags compare to modern p...
15 Sep 20171h 4min
Episode 33 - The Soviet Empire 1944 - 1953
In this episode we examine the Soviet Empire during the early Cold War. What was the politics of the early Cold War ? What was happening in Eastern Europe and what was the Soviet Perspective of the ea...
1 Sep 20171h 19min
Episode 32 - Ho Chi Minh | General Giap - Cold War Biography
Join us this episode as we take a closer examination of Ho Chin Minh and General Võ Nguyên Giáp early lives leading up to the First Indo-China War. We look at Ho's early life overseas and his rise to ...
15 Aug 201734min
Episode 31 - French Indo China War 1951-1954
In this episode the war in Indo-China intensifies. A new French general arrives to take command and the fighting escalates. What really happened at Dien Bien Phu ? How close did the Americans come to ...
1 Aug 20171h 16min
Episode 31 - French Indo-China war 1945-50
In this episode we examine the first part of the struggle for Vietnamese Independence. What was France's strategy in the post war to recolonize Indo-China. How did Britain play a role in starting the ...
15 Juli 20171h 9min
Episode 30 - France - Late French Empire 1945-56
In this episode we examine the late French Empire and its place in the Cold War and the growing decolonization movement . What was France's plan for its empire in the post war world ? How did issues i...
1 Juli 201758min
Episode 29 - Hayek - Road to Serfdom
In this episode we examine the controversial book Road to Serfdom. Who was Hayek and what was the book Road to Serfdom all about ? How was the work viewed in the early cold war and how would it go on ...
15 Juni 201740min
Episode 28 - Malaysia - The Malayan emergency Part II 1952-1960
Join us as we examine the second half of the Malaya Emergency 1952-1960. The Malayan Emergency is a forgotten chapter in the Cold War often overshadowed by The French Defeat in Indo-China and the Kore...
1 Juni 201750min
