The Cold War
The confrontation
After 1945, the Soviets and the Americans sought to build a new world order to match their own values.
Berlin at the heart of the Cold War
Fall of the Berlin Wall
1989 saw the the collapse and dismantling of the Soviet bloc. After the Iron Curtain was split open in Hungary, the fall of the Berlin Wall opened the way for German reunification.
The Cold War
The Cold War
The confrontation
The Cold War crisis
Numerous crises were breaking out in the outerlying regions controlled by world superpowers, making populations worldwide fear the worst for their future.
Here a series of...
The Balance of Terror
During the Cold War, the two powers waged an unbridled arms race. The state of the world was teetering on a very unstable equilibrium.
A genuine Soviet Mig-21, a French missile...
