When Vladimir Putin put his country's nuclear forces on "special" alert shortly after invading Ukraine, he effectively raised ...

Explore the Cold War period, one of the most significant and tense times in modern history. Unlike traditional wars fought ...

Many of the traditions we know today began in postwar America — including the very color of many modern wedding dresses.

Andrew Roth survived the Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald. Jack Moran helped liberate the camp while serving in the U.S.

The crossing of the Rhine River by Allied forces in March 1945 served as a pivotal moment in World War II, marking the ...

That victory in 1945 came at a terrible human price. Some nine million Soviet soldiers lost their lives in what the Russians call the “Great Patriotic War” – almost 10 times as many as on ...

The Cold War, Zubok’s monumental and still highly readable history of the US-USSR confrontation period, explores how that conflict not only shaped the post-1945 world but also the parallels with ...

The foundation underlying the Cold War began to shift. Gorbachev’s reforms and economic incentives from the U.S. decreased animosity, allowing more cooperation with the West.

The agents determined that the face of the coin was from 1948, while the reverse side came from another coin minted between 1942 and 1945.

Visit the TV show page for '1945-1953: From World War to Cold War' on Moviefone. Discover the show's synopsis, cast details, and season information. Watch trailers, exclusive interviews, and ...