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The Cold War: What We Saw

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  • November 9, 2019, is the 30th anniversary of the day the Berlin Wall came crashing down, freeing East Germany from communism, and marking the beginning of the end of the Soviet Union. But when did the Cold War start? Why does it matter 30 years later? Find out in this ten-part series, transport back in time, feel what it was like to live through the end of the Cold War, and understand why that struggle was a battle for civilization itself. Bill Whittle narrates this compelling series about two competing ideologies battling for global supremacy in the ashes of World War 2.
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  • A Pizza Hut Parade | Part 13

    A Pizza Hut Parade | Part 13
    Apr 24 2020

    Nixon goes to China and in a masterstroke of diplomacy turns a two-power Cold War into three-power triangular diplomacy, giving the United States the leverage for Détente, a chance for a soft landing for the Cold War in the 1970s. But Watergate destroys not only the Nixon administration; it reduces American morale and determination to its lowest point during the entire conflict. The Soviet perception of American weakness leads to their invasion of Afghanistan, and the likelihood of nuclear Armageddon unleashed in a picturesque German town named Fulda. 


    And then, seemingly overnight, the situation reverses itself: engaged in their own quagmire in Afghanistan, mired in the Brezhnev Stagnation, and plagued by an embarrassing series of fossilized leaders, the Soviets fall ever farther behind. And across the Atlantic, America's oldest President brings youthful vigor, renewed optimism and unprecedented resolve to a dying national identity, and decides on a plan to resolve the forty-year running stalemate and end the Cold War with a win. 

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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • The Liberators | Part 12

    The Liberators | Part 12
    Apr 17 2020

    A change of commanders comes too late to reverse the situation in Southeast Asia as Richard Nixon's program of 'Vietnamization' eases America out of its worst-directed war. But long before the last American serviceman leaves Vietnam, a new generation of liberators rise to the challenge of saving American tactics, weaponry and doctrine from themselves.


    Thirty thousand feet above the Green Spot at Nellis Air Force Base, a loud, uncouth, unpleasant warrior / poet emerges. Starting with his almost supernatural feel for what a fighter jet can and cannot do, he will spend a decade teaching himself the engineering skill and mathematical language necessary for him to quantify what works in the lethal world of aerial combat, and what does not. Fighting an uphill battle against arrogance, ignorance and intransigence, his legendarily irrefutable Pentagon briefings will forever change the way America builds the fighter aircraft that will guarantee the Air Superiority needed to prevail on the Cold War battlefield of central Germany. And a fellow liberator, just a kid who grew up hunting in his native Arkansas, will just as effectively revolutionize American ground tactics through sheer courage, concentration and willpower, and usher in the age of Special Forces.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • From The Jaws Of Defeat | Part 11

    From The Jaws Of Defeat | Part 11
    Apr 10 2020

    Mired not only in the jungles of Southeast Asia but, worse, mired in outdated, rigid doctrine, fossilized tactics, and declining morale, a light can be made out in the middle of America's darkest night. A swaggering fighter jock, married to a movie star, turns a demoralized, undertrained and under-led group of dispirited American flyers into a snarling Wolfpack that pulls off a supersonic ambush in one of the greatest military operations of all time. 


    Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, the continued loosening of the leash of fear in the Soviet Union can be felt by what its citizens have to joke about. But in Prague, the hopeful spring of liberal reforms gets crushed by a Russian bear that remains in full possession of a nasty set of teeth and claws. 

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    1 hr and 3 mins
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Invaluable

It is rare that a podcast captured my attention like this one. Just sit back let the history rush over you. The narration and storytelling is great. I have to admit that it is told from a 2020 hindsight perspective. However there is no doubting the authenticity or accuracy. There is correlations to every page in history and lessons to be learned for each

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Facinating

Loved it. Bill's knowledge of behind the scene details and his ability to express it are outstanding

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Excellent

This was grate I am a history buff but there was so much about this topic I did know and it was done in a light (as much as it can be) and entertaining way.

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Incredible. Stellar writing. An amazing story.

From the Space Race to the Cold War Vietnam and Korea to the fall of the Berlin wall. The best retelling of this period of history out there. If you want a sense of how it was to experience it as it was happening, this Podcast will deliver and then some. Bill Whittle's pleasant voice and cadence are really satisfying to listen to and you can hear the authenticity when he speaks.
The podcast accounts for the conflict between the two superpowers in the cold war with respect and fairness. It shows the flaws and merits of the political maneuvering and strategies that both nations employed in order to avoid a nuclear armageddon but not lose the war. A fascinating trip in time, and space, with one of the best tour guides you can find.

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Awesome!

A great retelling of history from the memories of a child growing up during the space race. The story is entrancing and captivating keeping you on the edge of your seat constantly wanting more, and told by the same man that the memories are from, who also happens to be a great storyteller.

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Listen to this Podcast. Thanks Bill.

Every living American alive today should listen to this at least once. I was alive for 1/2 of this and had no idea what was going on during The Cold War.

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Fascinating & gripping. Learned quite a bit.

Each episode focuses roughly on one period of the Cold War then within that tells the story of one pivotal political or technical element of the Cold War and the people who drove it - the Stalinist terror and the men around Stalin who both drove it and fell victim to it, the development of nuclear submarines and the sailors lost, or other forgotten heroes who adverted nuclear war or saved their comrades. The story telling & narration are great. I very much enjoyed it.

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Amazing!!

Love this. I can't wait to see more content from these guys. Good job, y'all.

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Excellent

I love Bill's narrations of these wonderfull topics. they make my days special. They are informative and entertaining.

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History through a lense

Sadly what would have been a great documentary is soured by the author's political beliefs. He is a great story teller, but his infallible view or republican policy creates a very slanted version of history.

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