Cold war

Renowned historian challenges comparisons between the Cold War and the modern world, where the stakes, players and rules of engagement are multidimensional

Our pick of the latest military history books

Sandwiched between the Second World War and the Vietnam War, the conflict in Korea is often overlooked in the West

Intelligence veteran Mark Lowenthal reveals how after a shift to counter-terrorism from the 1990s, spycraft is returning to its Cold War operations

Could lessons from the last great conflict help the democratic world triumph over the rise in autocratic power?

America withdraws its troops, missiles and money, and leaves Europe to fend for itself against the USSR