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On this day in the #coldwar 7 September, 1978, #Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov was stabbed on Waterloo Bridge in #London with a ricin-tipped umbrella. 4 days later, he died.

Discover more here coldwarconversations.com/episode466

During the #ColdWar, British soldiers fought an insurgency against the Provisional #IRA in their own country. Probably the toughest location was South #Armagh.

Listen here 🎧🎧https://coldwarconversations.com/episode472

#thetroubles #coldwar #ireland

#OnThisDay in 1978, a Cold War assassination shocked the world. This original GE television ad captures the era when TV news brought global intrigue into living rooms. #ColdWar

https://www.vintagepaperads.com/1978-General-Electric-VIR-Television-Advertisement_p_194644.html

That one time I borrowed my friend's drone! An old Cold War Soviet warplane, an old gate guardian left among allotments outside a small town in Georgia 🇬🇪

#ColdWar #Aviation #Photography #Warplane #Abandoned #Relic #Travel

A roleplaying game set in a Soviet Union that never was. #rpgPdfSpotlight #rpgs #livresDeLours #coldWar https://l.d20.ninja/KLXYZe

A Soviet sub tried to start a nuclear war. This book says it almost worked.
#books #bookreview #ColdWar #Espionage
https://smpl.is/amnq7

🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
Behind every Cold War bunker plan were real people prepared to help others survive ☢️🚨 @nrh1992.bsky.social explains why civil defence volunteers deserve far more credit.

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#ColdWar #CivilDefence #History

One spy stopped a nuclear war. This is his true story.
#books #bookreview #ColdWar #TrueStory
https://smpl.is/amnpc

The CIA built a gun that fired poison darts.

The dart left almost no visible trace on impact.

The CIA had enough toxin to kill hundreds of people.

#HeartAttackGun #CIA #ColdWar

Out to visit Orfordness @nationaltrust.org.uk today 😊
This site is an absolute treasure for those interested in conflict #archaeology 🪖
The work done here was astonishing 🤔
Access by boat, basic facilities, walking boots required & check the weather 🌬
Visit this special site 😊
#WW1 #WW2 #ColdWar

28 April 1957: 12e Régiment de Dragons in Palat (modern day Mellakou), Algeria. Interrogation of civilians, medical and identity checks.

Photos taken by Lt. Claude Roudeau, regiment intelligence officer, with a personal camera.

#MilitaryHistory #France #Algeria #ColdWar #CounterInsurgency

April 1950: The 5th Foreign Legion Infantry Regiment (5e REI) in combat along Route Coloniale 5 between Hanoi and Haiphong. Appear mostly French-armed, with MAS 49s and the FM 24/29, complimented by an M1919 MMG.

#MilitaryHistory #France #Vietnam #Indochina #ColdWar #ForeignLegion

Starfighters, Nos. 421, 439, and 441 Squadrons. Nicknamed the Purina puppy chow bird, the Tiger bird, and the toothbrush, ca 1986. 🇨🇦 #ColdWar CAF Photo #StarfighterSaturday

Justice by Madalyn Morgan
@Stormbooks_co #coldwar #spy #thriller

Ena Dudley and Artie Mallory investigate espionage and treason.

"Gripping story. Great conclusion."
"I couldn't put Justice down." "A page-turner."

#Kindle #KindleUnlimited #Paperback
At: geni.us/269-al-aut-ch

Check out our recent release "The Red Boot" by Raffaele Gaggioli, about a #Communist #Italy in the #ColdWar! #AlternateHistory #WhatIf #Book #Fiction #Writing #Author #Italia #Storia #GuerraFredda www.sealionpress.co.uk/product-page...

December 1955: An exercise of the territorial company in Zeralda, close to Algiers. The reservists respond to an alert and report to the town hall, where rifles are distributed. A mix of obsolete weapons, including the Lebel mle 1886.

#MilitaryHistory #France #Algeria #ColdWar #Counterinsurgency