How did the Cold War affect international relations? International Spy Museum director Chris Costa, historian and curator Andrew Hammond, and Pritzker Military Museum and Library curator Jam…
354 viewsAnn Hagedorn profiled American-born Soviet spy, George Koval, who was able to secure security clearance to the U.S. atomic bomb project and relay confidential information to the Soviet Union…
679 viewsAmerican History TV visited the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C., to tour their exhibit on Cold War Berlin. Lead curator Alexis Albion explained how the city came to be divided a…
1,013 viewsFrom June 26, 1948 to May 12, 1949, the Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin, Germany, preventing shipments of food, heating fuel, and other necessary goods. This program marked the 70th anniv…
793 viewsJonna Mendez, former chief of disguise at the CIA, recalled the many covert intelligence operations that she and her late husband and former CIA operative, Tony Mendez, conducted in Moscow d…
1,510 viewsDino Brugioni talked about President Eisenhower’s secret Cold War efforts to develop intelligence gathering spy planes and satellites. He is a retired senior analyst with the CIA and has bri…
1,112 viewsHope Harrison discussed her book, Driving the Soviets Up the Wall: Soviet-East German Relations, 1953-1961, published by Princeton University Press. She analyzed the relationship between…
247 viewsHistorian and journalist Jerrold Schecter talked about intelligence gathering during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the interrogation of Col. Penkovsky. He focused on human intelligence and th…
1,571 viewsMr. Weiser talked about his book, A Secret Life: The Polish Officer, His Cover Mission, and the Price He Paid for His Country, published by PublicAffairs. He described the life of Ryszard Ku…
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