Episode 20 - The Two Germanys 1945 - 1953
Join us as we examine the early history of East and West Germany. Why was Germany divided after the second World War? Why Couldn't the Allies and Soviets come to an agreement about Germany ? Why did G...
15 Jan 201739min
Episode 19 - Cold War in Scandinavia 1945-70
Join us as we examine the Cold War in Scandinavia. Why didn't Finland join the Warsaw Pack ? Was Sweden a truly neutral state or a NATO satellite ? Were US nuclear arms secretly stored in Iceland and ...
1 Jan 201755min
Episode 18 - Cambridge Five
Join us this episode as we examine the Cambridge spy ring. Who were the Cambridge five ? Why did they betray their country and social class ? What was their impact on the early Cold War ? Learn all th...
15 Dec 201625min
Episode 17 - Soviet Atomic Bomb
In this episode we learn about the origins of the Soviet atomic bomb. How much did Soviet espionage help in building the Soviet atomic industry ? Why didn't Germany produce an atomic bomb in world War...
1 Dec 201645min
Episode 16 - KGB
In this episode learn about the origins of the KGB. How did the Soviets develop so many spies and sources ? who were the spies in the Roosevelt administration ? How did the Soviets steal the A-bomb ?
15 Nov 201647min
Episode 15 - NATO
Join us as we explorer the origins of NATO and its early years. Why did nations such as Norway and Germany want to join NATO ? What were NATO's early war plans and what was its stance around nuclear w...
1 Nov 201627min
Episode 14 - Tito | Bevin
In this episode we will look at early leaders of the cold war. Who were they and what made them tick: Tito and Bevin.
15 Okt 201637min
Episode 13 - Molotov | Forestall
This episode we examine the lives of two of the most influential bureaucrats of the early Cold War Molotov Soviet Foreign Minister and James Forestall the first US secretary of defense. We will examin...
1 Okt 201637min
