The Cold War

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on Malaya and how Malaysia Became Independent of the British.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the history of Cyprus after WWII. Previously we have talked about the reasons that led to the Cyprus conflict, while this episode will cover the conflict itself and its political aspects.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video that will cover the Berlin Crisis of 1961. In this video we will talk about the tensions between the USSR and the US, UK, and France alliance (NATO) and how this tension led to the beginning of the construction of the Berlin Wall.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on South Africa and how it became an apartheid state, as the coloured population of the country was exploited and became the second class citizens.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War and post-Cold War continues with a video on the relations between China, India, and Pakistan, as we try to deduce what the future of the Sino-Indo-Pakistani relations are and how it will affect the region.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the White Terror in Taiwan, as in the aftermath of taking over the island and losing the civil war, the Kuomintang enacted a brutal dictatorship on the island.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on 3rd Korean republic, as in the aftermath of the coup that deposed Syngman Rhee, the coups continue as Park Chung-hee takes over.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the early history of China, as we discuss the creation of the Chinese MPS Ministry of Public Security, Mao's Secret Police which played a central and controversial role.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Operation Mongoose - the CIA action sanctioned by the US president Kennedy. The Americans were trying and failing to kill the Cuban leader Fidel Castro for decades.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on how the Korean War Almost Restarted in the 1960s with two incidents - the North Korean attempts to assassinate the president of South Korea Park Chung-hee and the North Korean attack on the USS Pueblo.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the western attempts to overthrow the government of Enver Hoxha in Albania, as Italians, Greeks, Brits and the Americans attempted various operations to get rid of this Stalin ally during the operations VALUABLE, BGFIEND, CHARITY and FONTANA.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Escambray rebellion, as former supporters and members of the previous elite united in a front against Fidel Castro in the biggest counter-revolutionary uprising in Cuban history.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Semipalatinsk Test Site - Polygon, where the Soviet Union conducted most of its atomic bomb tests, leading to the nuclear devastation in Kazakhstan.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Star Trek universe and how its early iterations mirrored the Cold War era.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video with the events before the Prague Spring, as we introduce the ongoing processes that brought about this rejection of the Soviet dominance in Czechoslovakia.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on how the military junta took power in Greece.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Soviet Thaw as we see how Stalinism ended in the USSR through Solzhenitsyn’s One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Dungeons and Dragons and its history.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Gary Powers Shoot Down and the U2 Spy Incident.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the immediate cultural impact that the Atomic Bomb had on American society.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video various Soviet youth subcultures, including Stilyagi, as we see how the teenagers rebelled.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on Trabant, East Germany's People's car, possibly the worst automobile in history.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on how France started to lose its African colonies, as we talk about the history of Senegal, Ivory Coast, Niger, Mali, Chad and Cameroon in the post-WW2 period.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on NSC-68 - the United States Objectives and Programs for National Security. It was a 66-page top secret National Security Council (NSC) policy paper drafted by the Department of State and Department of Defense and presented to President Harry S. Truman on 7 April 1950. It was one of the most important American policy statements of the Cold War. In the words of scholar Ernest R. May, NSC 68 "provided the blueprint for the militarization of the Cold War from 1950 to the collapse of the Soviet Union at the beginning of the 1990s." NSC 68 and its subsequent amplifications advocated a large expansion in the military budget of the United States, the development of a hydrogen bomb, and increased military aid to allies of the United States. It made the rollback of global Communist expansion a high priority. NSC 68 rejected the alternative policies of friendly détente and containment of the Soviet Union.

Join us as we delve into the complex web of the Cold War and its lesser-known conflicts in this intriguing episode of The Cold War Channel. Host David uncovers the dramatic events of the 1962 Sino-Indian War, shedding light on the geopolitical dynamics, military strategies, and global implications that shaped this chapter of history.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the Brazilian coup of 1964.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on why Georgia was among the richest Soviet Republics. Dive deep into the intriguing history of the Georgian SSR within the Soviet Union. Explore how political shifts, including Stalin's influence and Khrushchev's destalinisation, shaped the republic's unique economic landscape. From the privileged tourism industry to the surprising disparities in wealth, this video dissects the hidden truths behind the perceived affluence of Soviet Georgia.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video looking at the events of the Prague Spring and the process of Normalization that came after.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video North Yemen Civil War of 1962-1970.

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on La Violencia. Join host David as we delve into the hidden pages of Colombian history beyond the notorious drug lords. In the aftermath of World War II, Colombia faced an undeclared civil war known as La Violencia. This turbulent decade, fueled by political violence between left and right factions, left over 200,000 lives lost and a lasting impact on Colombian politics.