Cold War History Blog

An occasional blog about the Cold War, expanding on the stories covered in my books, or exploring a Cold War related subject.

A Woman Named Edith

A review of A Woman Named Edith by Daria Santini, with additional commentary

2 days ago8 min read

The author describes his experiences appearing as a 'talking head' in a documentary about Cold War Berlin

Jun 14, 20256 min read

At the time, most people were blissfully unaware of it, but 1983 became probably the closest the world got to nuclear war since the Cuban...

Oct 6, 20247 min read

Sometimes when researching my books my various interests pleasantly collide. Yesterday while reading up on US Army installations in Cold...

Dec 22, 20214 min read