Cold War | War History

Things Nearly Went Nuclear When the Chinese Stole a Soviet Tank

In 1900, Russia signed the Treaty of Beijing which gave them Outer Manchuria and other Chinese lands. When both countries became communist, their nagging border…

Mental Soviet Cold War Experimental Off-Road Vehicles – 39 Wacky Photos

The Soviet automobile industry could have been considered as conservative in the 1950s/60s, at least in the civilian sphere. On the other hand, military vehicles…

This Cold War Mission Honed The Fine Reputation of The Tennessee “Fly Boys”

The National Guard of the United States is a reserve military force. The majority of the National Guard airmen and soldiers hold full-time civilian jobs while…

“Size 36” The Movie That Revealed The B-36 “Million Dollar Blunder” To The Public (Watch)

Shown here is a 1950 era propaganda produced by the U.S. Signal Corp highlighting the then new B-36 intercontinental nuclear bomber. Playing in the U.S.…

Watch Aircraft Carrier USS Kitty Hawk Sail Through Huge Waves During Massive Storm

Ever since the Aircraft Carrier replaced the battleship as the queen of the sea, it has defined what modern sea power is all about. However,…

The Army Goes In – The 1956 Suez Crisis

The Suez Crisis comprised of an invasion by Israel of Egypt in late 1956, Britain and France soon followed in this invasion. The aim of…

New Netflix Film Does A Good Job Of Honoring Irish UN Peacekeepers Besieged in Congo

Tadhg Quinn was effusive in his praise for the recently released film that tells the unknown story of A company, a UN force composed of…

The Man Who Stopped the Cold War in its Tracks!

The Cold War, that period of tension between the Western and Eastern world powers that lasted from the end of WWII until 1991, kept the…

When the Chinese Stole a Soviet Tank, Things Nearly Went Nuclear

In 1900, Russia signed the Treaty of Beijing which gave them Outer Manchuria and other Chinese lands. When both countries became communist, their nagging border…

How A Small Group Of Canadian Paratroopers Saved Denmark From Soviet Occupation at the End of WW2

By May 1945 the war in Europe had finally started to wind down. Yet for the men of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, there was…

The Food Fight That Almost Started World War 3 – The Berlin Airlift

Daniel Russ

Originally published at civilianmilitaryintelligencegroup.com on May 31, 2009. / By Daniel Russ June 25, 1948, the Soviet Union, flush with the success of driving the…

The Truth Behind the Movie: The Hunt for Red October

Nikola Budanovic

The “Hunt for the Red October” was first written by a famous spy-genre novelist, Tom Clancy in 1984. In 1990, the book was turned into…