Military Subjects & War Stories (Incldg the Cold War)

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Liberation Theology The Cold War​

Sep 6, 2025 #ColdWar #ColdWarHistory #History
Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video looking at Liberation Theology, a form of Catholicism that became popular across Latin America in the 1970s and 1980s and preached a message of equality and liberty in the present, not just the afterlife. This message brought it directly into conflict with both authoritarian governments supported by the United States and the Vatican itself.
Sources are listed below the vid on youtube.


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Kill the Prime Minister! The Downing Street Mortar Attack​

In February 1991, during the Gulf War, the IRA launched its most audacious attack on the British Prime Minister - a daring and carefully planned mortar bombardment on 10 Downing Street, where the PM lives and works.


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How International Terrorism developed and grew during the Cold War​

Sep 14, 2025 #ColdWar #ColdWarHistory #History
Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video looking at the evolution and growth of International terrorism through the Cold War period and beyond.
Sources & links are below the vid on youtube.


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Report to Congress on Special Operations Forces​

The following is the Sept. 16, 2025, Congressional Research Service report to Congress, U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Considerations for Congress.

From the Report​

Special Operations Forces (SOF) play a significant role in U.S. military operations. In 1986, Congress, concerned about the status of SOF within overall U.S. defense planning, passed legislation (P.L. 99-661) to strengthen special operations’ position within the defense community and to improve interoperability among the branches of U.S. SOF. These actions included the establishment of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) as a new unified command.

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The Death of Himmler - Important New Evidence​

Premiered Sep 14, 2025
In my search to find out the truth of Heinrich Himmler's death, I recently stumbled on some rather extraordinary new evidence that, if true, throws the official British story into serious doubt. My source? One of the most respected test pilots in aviation history!
Special thanks to Nicholas Jones at Quanta Films. ERIC BROWN - A PILOT'S STORY, is available on DVD here: www.quantafilms.co.uk
Thanks also the The Military Intelligence Museum for copies of Himmler's postmortem report, his false identity paper and newspaper clippings: https://www.militaryintelligencemuseu...
See sources below the vid on youtube.


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Cocaine and Cartels: Colombia's Drug-fueled Cold War​



Sep 21, 2025 #ColdWar #ColdWarHistory #History
Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video looking at the the development of the Colombian drug cartels and how the Cold War helped their creation and their expansion.


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*SOURCES*

- https://www.e-ir.info/2017/08/22/impe...
- https://rapidtransition.org/stories/t...
- https://isreview.org/issue/90/consoli...
- https://media.defense.gov/2023/May/04...
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/wo...
- https://www.numberanalytics.com/blog/...
- https://hir.harvard.edu/knowledge-soi...
- https://warontherocks.com/2018/12/the...
- https://origins.osu.edu/article/shift...
- https://jied.lse.ac.uk/articles/10.31...
 

Nurses, Doughboys, and Engineers: Convoying in the World Wars | How the U.S. Dealt with U-Boats​

Sep 21, 2025 #navalhistory #convoy #worldwarone
In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — presented this paper at the McMullen Naval History Symposium at the US Naval Academy on Nurses, Doughboys, and Engineers: Convoying in the First World War. It examined the competing convoy strategies between the United Kingdom and the United States, and how tactics and technology developed in the First World War were utilized in the Second World War.


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Volkssturm Fought The SS - 1945 Dachau Uprising​

Premiered 2 hours ago
The forgotten story of when German Volkssturm home guard troops and anti-Nazi freedom fighters rose in revolt at Dachau town in late April 1945 and ended up fighting SS Panzergrenadiers sent to crush the uprising. This was part of the wider Bavarian Freedom Action movement's activities in the dying days of WWII in Europe.


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Credits:
The National Archives; Library of Congress; Wolfmann; Schlaier; Dorsm365
Thumbnail illustrations by Ron Volstad
 

How Mercenaries Actually Work | Authorized Account | Insider​

Sep 18, 2025
Barrie Rice is a former commando with the New Zealand Special Air Service. For the past 30 years, he's been a mercenary and personal bodyguard all over the world.
Rice served in the Special Air Service for seven years. After leaving in 1995, Rice worked globally as a private security contractor, including roles with Blackwater in Iraq. He spent seven years in Iraq from 2003 to 2010. After Iraq, he spent time as a private contractor training military forces in South Sudan. Rice has also worked as a personal bodyguard, traveling all over the world to places such as Syria, Libya, Ukraine, and Latin America.
Rice talks to Business Insider about the weapons, the ethics, the money, and the perks of being a mercenary. He also discusses his training, the risks, and his thoughts on how private military contractors are being used in global warfare.
He is the author of "We Were Blackwater: Life, Death and Madness in the Killing Fields of Iraq."


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00:28 - Chapter 1: The Missions
04:01 - Chapter 2: The Risks
06:03 - Chapter 3: The Rules
07:48 - Chapter 4: The Weapons
11:41 - Chapter 5: The Hierarchy
13:56 - Chapter 6: The Money
16:31 - Chapter 7: Friendly Fire
19:40 - Chapter 8: The Firefights
22:36 - Chapter 9: The Ambushes
25:17 - Chapter 10: The Ethics
28:13 - Chapter 11: Global Mercenaries
31:13 - Chapter 12: Psychological Impact
34:15 - Chapter 13 - The Backstory
37:59 - Chapter 14 - The Future
39:53 - Chapter 15 - The Aftermath
 

Putin's 'ancient' navy exposed after Russian attack sub risks EXPLODING in the Med​

Sep 29, 2025 MEDITERRANEAN SEA
A Russian submarine, the Novorossiysk, reportedly experienced a serious incident in the Mediterranean.
According to sources, fuel is leaking from the 242-foot vessel, potentially creating an explosive hazard.
Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, a decorated British Army commander, discusses how this incident exposes the weaknesses in Putin's "ancient" navy.
Read more: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3684857...


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Who Armed the IRA? US Mobsters & Colonel Gaddafi's Weapons Smuggling Operations​

Aug 8, 2025
During the period of The Troubles in Northern Ireland between 1969 and 1997, the IRA became progressively better armed with modern assault rifles, RPGs and even surface-to-air missiles. Where did they obtain these weapons from and how did they pay for them. This is the story of how American mobsters and Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi smuggled million of dollars worth of weapons to the IRA, as part of a sophisticated gun running operation over nearly three decades.
Many thanks to the RAF Regiment Heritage Centre, RAF Honington, Suffolk - please visit: https://www.rafregimentheritagecentre...


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Lauri Torni Biography Part 1: Soldier of Three Armies​

Oct 3, 2025
Today is the first of a two-part biography on Finnish legend Lauri Törni, later known as Larry Thorne. He fought in the Winter War and Continuation War, and was awarded the Mannerheim Cross for his actions in the Continuation War. He also travelled to Germany between the two (and again after the Continuation War), spending some time with the German army. In the early 1950s he emigrated to the United States, joining the US Army and eventually serving several tours in Vietnam.
My guest today is Finnish writer and researcher Kari Kallonen, who has written several books on Törni and was kind enough to join me to share the man's story...

Lauri Torni Biography Part 1: Soldier of Three Armies​


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See Part 2 here: • Larry Thorne Biography Part 2: Green Beret...

"Born a Soldier: The Times and Life of Larry Thorne" by J. Michael Cleverley; recommended English language book on Thorne:https://amzn.to/3ZUjni4

Kari Kallonen's book in Finnish is available here: / lauri-t-rni---mannerheim-ristin-ritari-ja-usa
 

The Real Hunt for Red October - K-129 - The CIA Project Azorian (1/2)​



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How 1949 and the Cold War Internationalized the First Indochina War​

Oct 5, 2025 #ColdWar #ColdWarHistory #History
Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video looking at the the year 1949 and how the Cold War helped to internationalize the Vietnamese struggle against the French, brining in the support of China, the Soviet Union, and the United States, helping to convert a minor war of liberation on the periphery into a major focus of Cold War politics.

How 1949 and the Cold War Internationalized the First Indochin

This is part three of a multipart series...watch the first episodes here:
Colonial Indochina to 1945: • How the First Indochina War Began: The Col...
First Indochina War pt. 1: • First Indochina War Begins - Cold War DOCU...
 
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Conventional Submarines Would Bring Affordable Lethality​

The United States will require more than its existing inventory of nuclear-powered submarines to ensure victory in a conflict with China. The Navy should augment its existing submarine force with a fleet of conventionally powered submarines capable of launching cruise missiles.

By producing smaller, more cost-efficient submarines with the help of allies, the U.S. submarine force could mitigate the relatively low number of nuclear-powered submarines available for a conflict. During peacetime, these submarines—equipped with weapons capable of eliminating enemy surface combatants and shore-based targets from their patrol areas—could be a strong deterrent. In a conflict, they would provide a powerful element of sea control and sea denial.

Full article:

 

Argentina's Dirty War: The Junta and the Disappeared​


Oct 12, 2025 #ColdWar #ColdWarHistory #History
Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video looking at Argentina's experience of the Cold War. This includes the Military Junta, its repressions in the name of security, and the fate of thousands who went missing, known as the Disappeared.


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*SOURCES*

- https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt5vm...
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/25614404
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/24916482
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/3177832
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/43653894
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/41305423
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/157207
- https://hmh.org/education/argentina-1...
- https://www.britannica.com/place/Arge...
- https://www.scielo.br/j/eh/a/vXgsxvVq...
- https://www.intel.gov/argentina/history
- https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020...
- https://read.dukeupress.edu/hahr/arti...
 

Pirates, Drugs & Oil: Inside the Modern Mercenary Industry | ENDEVR Documentary​

Oct 12, 2025 #FreeDocumentary #ENDEVR #mercenary

00:00:00 Inside the Irish Security Industry
The modern private security industry is one of the fastest-growing in the world, generating over 100 billion dollars annually. It's a global industry dominated by Irish operators. In this two-part series, actor Liam Cunningham explores the controversial world of the modern-day Irish private security contractor. Liam Cunningham enters the world of ex-Special Forces soldier Paul Butler, a journey that begins amongst the super-wealthy of the French Riviera and onto the diamond mines of poverty-stricken Liberia, one of the most hostile environments in the world.

00:52:05 Securing the Seychelles
Liam travels to the Seychelles as he follows three Irish ex-Defense Forces personnel who have made a significant contribution in dealing with security threats to the Seychelles government and its people. The Seychelles has had issues with kidnapping and extortion, as well as major drug and piracy problems. Although it's a tiny island in the Indian Ocean, its security has become internationally important as almost one-third of all the oil in the world passes through the Indian Ocean.


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Watch 'The Wagner Group - Inside Putin's Mercenary Army' here: • The Wagner Group - Inside Putin's Mercenar...
 
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