Cold War
LTC Arthur D. Nicholson was America’s Final Cold War Casualty
U.S. Army investigators determined that Nicholson’s death was “officially condoned, if not directly ordered” by the Soviet leadership. The Cold War never turned into a “hot war,” i.e., full-blown World War III...
The SR-71 Blackbird Is Remembered for More Than Speed and Stealth
The fastest aircraft to ever roam the skies may surprise you. While newer fighter jets like the U.S.-made F-22 Raptor or F-35 Lightning II probably come to mind, the record...
Remembering Dr. Lee Edwards (1932-2024), an Anti-Communist Patriot
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of a great American patriot and true champion of freedom-loving peoples (especially anticommunists) everywhere, Dr. Lee Willard Edwards (December 1, 1932-December 12,...
I Toured the Cold War Museum and Met Francis Gary Powers, Jr.
I recently visited the Cold War Museum in Vint Hill, Virginia, with a friend and received a personalized tour from the museum’s founder and chairman, Francis Gary Powers, Jr. Gary is the son...
The United States Was Right to Intervene In Vietnam
This coming April will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, and though it had a tragic ending, the United States actually nearly won it. So then,...
The Soviets Loved the Hated P-39 and P-63 Warbirds
When most aviation enthusiasts think of military aircraft bearing the name “cobra,” chances are the first warbird that comes to their minds is the AH-1W Whiskey Cobra helicopter gunship. This is...
The Soviet Myasischev M-4 Molot Made America Fear the Bomber Gap
When one thinks of the Soviet Union’s early Cold War-era heavy bombers, especially ones with the alphanumeric designation ending in “-4,” chances are the Tupolev Tu-4 (NATO reporting name “Bull”) comes to mind. However,...
Tupolev Tu-22 “Booze Carrier” Was the First Soviet Supersonic Bomber
Alcoholic consumption, particularly hard liquor, is a leisure activity long associated with combat aviators, as exemplified in the American fighter pilot ditty “Jeremiah Weed.” However, to my knowledge, there’s only one...
The Legacy of the Soviet Union’s Tsar Bomba Still Haunts Us
The Cold War saw the creation of some truly wild and destructive weapons systems. While the United States and the Soviet Union rushed to outdo each other in the nightmarish...
Was the MiG-29 Fighter Overhyped?
Considered to be the “boogeyman” of the Cold War, the Soviet-designed MiG-29 fighter was arguably overhyped. As the arms race between the USSR and the U.S. was heating up in...
Russia’s MiG-28 Fighter from Top Gun Explained in 3 Words
A Real Fighter: In the 1986 film “Top Gun,” the fictional MiG-28 adversary aircraft was actually portrayed by a black-painted Northrop F-5, adorned with a red-star insignia to represent a...
F-4 Phantom Fighter Explained in 5 Words
Warrior of the Vietnam War: The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II was a highly versatile and successful third-generation fighter jet used extensively by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War....