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Cold War

American servicemen read copies of The Stars and Stripes carrying the headline “Hitler Dead”.

Second World War

The Soviets found proof of Hitler's death. So why did they hide it from the world?

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The Soviet spy who couldn't love. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Crowds gather around Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin during his visit to Manchester in July 1961, months after his historic spaceflight.

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This Russian hero was a global superstar – but fame came at a heavy cost

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Hedy Lamarr: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Yuri Gagarin: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A “TOP SECRET” folder sits between the U.S. flag and the Soviet flag, with two green missiles placed in front.

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Sexual pleasure and smear campaigns: spreading fear and loathing during the Cold War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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When football became a weapon of the Cold War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A vintage black‑and‑white photograph of a crowded football match, with a player leaping towards the ball as several players jump around him. A packed stadium of spectators fills the background.

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Angry bishops, grumpy dictators and the 'wizard of dribble': 8 moments when football and politics collided. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Astronaut inside a dimly lit spacecraft, wearing a helmet and reaching toward a control lever beside a large circular hatch, surrounded by glowing panels, switches, and screens

Cold War

What if the Soviets had beaten the Americans to the moon? An alternate space race history

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Masters of disinformation: how British spies played dirty in the Cold War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Black-and-white portrait of a young John F Kennedy in US Navy uniform, facing forward.

Second World War

JFK’s brother was destined for the presidency. Then a tragedy struck that changed American history

A collage-style image shows King Charles III and Donald Trump in formal evening dress on the left, set against a blended backdrop of the US and UK flags and a 19th-century painting. To the right, Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a tiara and turquoise gown, raises a glass in a toast with President Gerald Ford, while smaller historical figures appear in the background.

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Pageantry and politics: a history of British royal visits to the US. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Composite image of the damaged Chernobyl nuclear reactor alongside control room panels and workers monitoring instruments.

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40 years on from the world’s worst nuclear disaster, what's Chernobyl really like today?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A black-and-white photo of a bearded man in military attire speaking with armed soldiers, overlaid with the flags of the United States and Cuba

Cold War

The Bay of Pigs Invasion: was this CIA fiasco JFK's worst embarrassment?

A bald man in a dark suit and tie sits at a dinner table, looking slightly to his right. Behind him, another person stands holding a bottle with a visible label, as if serving or presenting it. The setting appears to be a formal meal or official gathering.

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This secret speech gave people heart attacks: when Khrushchev denounced Stalin. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A low-angle photograph of a large rocket standing upright on a launch platform, framed by tall metal towers on either side. The rocket is white with a prominent orange central tank and is mounted on a mobile launcher above rail tracks. The sky is clear and bright blue, and small vehicles and structures around the base emphasise the scale of the launch site.

Cold War

8 weird stories from the Space Age: from hungry tortoises to gorilla suits

A military pilot seated inside an aircraft with a Nato emblem overlaid across the image.

Cold War

Nato is in crisis. Can history predict what happens next?

An older man wearing round glasses, a bow tie, and an academic-style robe stands behind a cluster of microphones, delivering a public speech

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Churchill vs Stalin: did this one speech cause the Cold War?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Winston Churchill wearing round glasses and a bow tie reads from a document during a speech.

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Winston Churchill created the special relationship. Could Donald Trump kill it?

A group of boys from the BBC adaptation of Lord of the Flies stand in tall grass on a tropical island, some holding sharpened wooden spears. Their clothes and faces are smeared with dirt, and they look ahead with wary, hardened expressions, palm trees and a rocky outcrop rising behind them.

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What inspired the darkness of Lord of the Flies? The disturbing history behind the novel

A composite image of US President Franklin D Roosevelt in front of the US and Latin American national flags.

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In the aftermath of WW2, why did FDR’s Latin American experiment end in abject failure?

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Churchill and de Gaulle: a strange relationship. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Francisco Franco: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Robert McNamara: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The summer that changed everything for the Kennedys. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The librarian who stole KGB secrets. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Winston Churchill wearing glasses and a bow tie, with his arms outstretched beside a microphone, in a black-and-white photograph set against a dark red background.

Second World War

It was Operation Unthinkable: Churchill’s “impossible” plan to start World War 3

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Reagan's plan to 'make America great again'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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America in Korea: a failed occupation?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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How the Cold War made the modern world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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