Military & Defense
The Great Patriotic War, the Cold War and the defence industry.
Military & Defense
The Cuban Missile Crisis: thirteen days on the edge of nuclear war
In October 1962, Soviet missiles in Cuba brought the world closer to nuclear war than ever before. Thirteen days, a secret deal, and a man aboard a submarine who may have saved the planet.
Military & Defense
The Cold War: half a century of superpower confrontation
For almost half a century the US and the USSR teetered on the edge of war without ever fighting each other directly. The arms race, space, the Berlin Wall, proxy wars and nuclear fear — a full account of the Cold War.
Military & Defense
The T-34 tank: a legend of the Great Patriotic War
The T-34 is a symbol of victory and one of the most influential tanks in history. What made it good, where it fell short of German machines, and why its mass production decided everything.