Cold War

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The Wall behind the Reichstag, (East) Berlin, Germany (1989/312)

Opinion: Skinnydipping, spies and shortages: Deutschland 83 brilliantly evokes life in East Germany

21 Jan 2016

Henning Grunwald (Faculty of History) discusses how accurate the representation of life in Cold War era East Germany is in Channel 4 drama...

Bernard Ingham's note of warning to Margaret Thatcher two days before the 1983 General Election

Inside the landslide: Thatcher's personal papers for 1983 opened to the public

10 Oct 2013

Margaret Thatcher’s personal papers for 1983 – the year of her landslide election victory over Michael Foot’s Labour Party – have been opened to the...

After landing at San Carlos, a heavily laden paratrooper of 2 Parachute Regiment heads south for Sussex Mountain on 21 May 1982. From there the Battalion attacked Goose Green.

Thatcher Archive reveals deep divisions on the road to Falklands War

22 Mar 2013

The Falklands War – the conflict that defined much of Margaret Thatcher’s political career and legacy – dominates the release of her personal papers...

Totalitarianism, violence and the silent majority

06 Mar 2013

The ‘horrifying genius’ of Soviet totalitarianism and its ability to control and quell protest will be examined tonight by Pulitzer Prize-winning...

Leaflet dropped on Malayan insurgents, urging them to come forward with a Bren gun and receive a $1,000 reward., Credit: Credit: UK Department of Information.

PsyWar during the Malayan Emergency

26 Feb 2013

As part of the Intelligence seminars run by the Faculty of History, Thomas J. Maguire examines how psychological warfare contributed to Britain's...

Erich Honecker, leader of the German Democratic Republic from 1971 until 1989. The film follows not only his demise as head of state, but the story of what happened next.

The End Of Honecker

17 May 2012

A film about the downfall of the East German head of state, Erich Honecker, which includes an astonishing interview with his apparently unrepentant...