Cold War
Sukhoi T-4MS: The Soviet Stealth Bomber That Never Was
The Cold War ushered in a “renaissance for bomber aviation.” But the Kremlin’s demands for the Sukhoi T-4MS were more than the company could handle.
Albania Remembers Hoxha’s Communist Legacy
From 1944 to 1990, Hoxha’s rule of terror murdered 5,577 men and 450 women in Albania. Communist regimes throughout history have produced their fair share of cults of personality (cue...
The Final Countdown Offers a Rare Look at Cold War Naval Aviation
If you’re in the habit of reading about military technology, you’re likely to find The Final Countdown worthwhile. Film and military aviation are a natural pairing. The sights and sounds...
Ukraine’s Old Soviet-era BMP-1 Vehicles Just Keep on Fighting
The BMP-1 could be considered to be a museum piece, however, it is fighting hard in Ukraine. Both Russia’s and Ukraine’s weapons stockpiles continue to dwindle as the nearly three-year-long...
Budget Cuts Sank the Seawolf-class Submarine
The Seawolf’s most defining characteristic may be its price tag.
LTC Arthur D. Nicholson was America’s Final Cold War Casualty
U.S. Army investigators determined that Nicholson’s death was “officially condoned, if not directly ordered” by the Soviet leadership. The Cold War never turned into a “hot war,” i.e., full-blown World War III...
The SR-71 Blackbird Is Remembered for More Than Speed and Stealth
The fastest aircraft to ever roam the skies may surprise you. While newer fighter jets like the U.S.-made F-22 Raptor or F-35 Lightning II probably come to mind, the record...
Remembering Dr. Lee Edwards (1932-2024), an Anti-Communist Patriot
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of a great American patriot and true champion of freedom-loving peoples (especially anticommunists) everywhere, Dr. Lee Willard Edwards (December 1, 1932-December 12,...
I Toured the Cold War Museum and Met Francis Gary Powers, Jr.
I recently visited the Cold War Museum in Vint Hill, Virginia, with a friend and received a personalized tour from the museum’s founder and chairman, Francis Gary Powers, Jr. Gary is the son...
The United States Was Right to Intervene In Vietnam
This coming April will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, and though it had a tragic ending, the United States actually nearly won it. So then,...
The Soviets Loved the Hated P-39 and P-63 Warbirds
When most aviation enthusiasts think of military aircraft bearing the name “cobra,” chances are the first warbird that comes to their minds is the AH-1W Whiskey Cobra helicopter gunship. This is...
The Soviet Myasischev M-4 Molot Made America Fear the Bomber Gap
When one thinks of the Soviet Union’s early Cold War-era heavy bombers, especially ones with the alphanumeric designation ending in “-4,” chances are the Tupolev Tu-4 (NATO reporting name “Bull”) comes to mind. However,...