The Complicated Vietnam War Legacy of Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger, U.S. national security adviser and later secretary of state at the height of the Vietnam War, died on Nov. 29 at the age of 100. His polarizing career…
Inside the US Army’s Failed Nuclear Ice Lair in Cold War Greenland
As Soviet ICBM tests and the launch of Sputnik in the 1950s added intensity to the Cold War, the United States turned its attention to the ice sheets of Greenland…
Yes, Buzz Aldrin Walked on the Moon But We Asked Him About His Fighter Jock Days
Buzz Aldrin. (Randy Glass Studio) When Military History sought an interview with Buzz Aldrin, he initially demurred. The second human being ever to walk on the surface of the Moon—on…
The Americans Had the B1. The Soviets Doubled Down with the Blackjack
The Cold War was at its coldest in the 1960s, with the United States and the Soviet Union each engaged in massive military buildups to prepare for possible war with…
The Americans Had the B1. The Soviets Doubled Down with the Blackjack
The Cold War was at its coldest in the 1960s, with the United States and the Soviet Union each engaged in massive military buildups to prepare for possible war with…