Cold War Britain (2025 Book) Part Two with Author Fraser McCallum

Sean and Fraser McCallum, Imperial War Museum employee and author of Cold War Britain: 50 Years in the Shadow of the Bomb, continue their Cold War discussion.

Our Guest:

https://shop.iwm.org.uk/blogs/news/cold-war-britain -A blog about the book on the Imperial War Museum Website, with a link to the shop. This podcast is not an advertisement, and the link is here for you to do your own research on the book. You can buy it from whatever seller you want, we're not trying to influence you. Sean and Sarah highly recommend the book though!

Chapters:

0:10 The Evolution of Airborne Weapons

1:03 Scotland's Nuclear Dilemma

2:20 Greenham Common and Women's Activism

3:51 The Anxiety of Nuclear Threats

5:20 Eisenhower and Churchill's Perspectives

10:14 The Impact of Cold War Culture

14:09 Remembering Cold War Conflicts

19:38 The Falklands War and Its Legacy

26:01 The Aftermath of Yugoslavia's Conflict

27:29 Short Attention Spans in History

31:14 The Depressing Continuity of Conflict

35:21 Cultural Reflections on Cold War

40:45 The Legacy of 'Threads'

47:58 The Evolution of Cold War Cinema

53:59 The Book as a Gateway to History

55:08 Final Thoughts on Cold War Legacy

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