Cold War History

Stories From Cold War History

MiG-21: The Old Russian Fighter That Just Won't Retire (Nearly 11,000 Built)

How the Soviet Union Planned to Catch the SR-71 Blackbird

America Attempted to Fly the U-2 Spy Plane From Aircraft Carriers

Moscow Launched Pesky Spy Planes from Cuba During the Cold War

How the Pershing II Missile Relit the Cold War

The Soviet Union Had Craft Plans to Catch American Spy Planes

The SR-71 Blackbird Earned Its Bragging Rights by Force

Fighting in the Middle East, the Soviet MiG-23 was a Total Dud

The Unconventional Way America Flew the U-2 Spy Plane From Aircraft Carriers

What Happens When the Brakes Fail on an SR-71 Blackbird?