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

Berlin has been the centre of some of the most important historical events in Europe, including World War II and the Cold War ...

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

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

Publication date 2006 Topics Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 -- Influence, Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 -- Military leadership, World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history, World politics -- 1945-1989, Soviet ...

Hal Brands and Gareth Porter debate the resolution, "The Cold War was a necessary response by the United States to a Soviet and Chinese threat to the global balance of power." Hal Brands, senior ...

This article originally appeared in History of War magazine issue 138. From the earliest days of the Cold War, both the US and the USSR had nuclear weapons, but only one means of delivering a ...

China is the most important—perhaps decisive—enabler of Russia’s war machine. WorldRussiaGeopoliticsChina ...

In February, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, my traveling companion and I boarded the Tazara, the acronym used fondly by its riders to refer to the Tanzania-Zambia Railway. The journey felt like stepping ...

Sam Stein, Andrew Egger, and Sonny Bunch dig into the viral story about Pentagon pizza orders and whether Google Maps is accidentally revealing military secrets. Is the slice to strike pipeline real ...