The real history of the Cold War: a new look at the past

Dramatis personae

Ashes and ideology. Allies and enemies ; Spoils of war ; New sun rising

The world according to "X." The Iron Curtain ; Flashpoints : the Mediterranean and the Middle East ; The Marshall Plan

Superpowers. A monopoly ends ; Mad world; Red China ; Berlin held hostage ; Spy wars

Crossing the line. Hot war in a cold place ; Red scare nation

Combat by proxy. High noon in Hungary ; From the Bay of Pigs to the Cuban Missile Crisis ; Vietnam

Detente. The President, the Chairman, and the Premier ; Asymmetric dawn and the Soviet sunset ; "A new world order"

Cold War timeline

Live and in person.