Aug 12, 2022 | Podcast, Premium |
By early Feb 1951, it became evident that a military disaster for the UN in Korea wasn’t likely. Under the new command of Ridgway, after Walker had died in a jeep accident, the 8th army were holding on. Meanwhile in China… They also thought they could win the entire...
Aug 4, 2022 | Podcast, Premium |
In December 1950, MacArthur and Truman are both threatening the use of atomic weapons against China and North Korea. Meanwhile, the British are trying to talk them into making peace with China, while Truman struggles with massive unpopularity back home. There...
Jul 16, 2022 | Podcast, Premium |
While Cam is in the USA, the lads sit down to have a lazy chat about the highlights of the last six years of talking about the Cold War. There something secret here that only members can see. Probably an audio player or something. HOW TO LISTENIf you are seeing this...
Jun 20, 2022 | Podcast, Premium |
The big question for the Pentagon was why the US collapsed so quickly. They could blame the winter and the mountains – but the Chinese had to contend with those as well. And the US wasn’t sure what their next move was. Truman wanted a quick settlement, but...
Jun 5, 2022 | Podcast, Premium |
As they are swiftly kicked out of Korea by Mao’s forces in December 1950, everyone seems to be angry at America. The Chinese, the North Koreans, the South Koreans, the British… even the Americans are angry at themselves. Because, like Mexico, they didn’t send their...
May 11, 2022 | Podcast, Premium |
Today we’re talking to Katharine Gregorio, author of “The Double Life of Katharine Clark, The Untold Story of the American Journalist Who Brought the Truth about Communism to the West”. Clark was her great-aunt, a foreign correspondent who, while...
Apr 22, 2022 | Podcast, Premium |
MacArthur can feel victory slipping through his fingers in Korea. He was certain the Chinese had been scared off. He was very, very wrong. His choice lay between escalation or humiliation. There something secret here that only members can see. Probably an audio player...
Apr 6, 2022 | Podcast, Premium |
Back to the Korean War and the Battle of Chosin Reservoir aka Lake Changjin. China and the UN/ROK forces fight in freezing cold temperatures. Well, when I say “fight”, I mean the UN forces were “advancing in a different direction”. There something secret here that...
Mar 26, 2022 | Podcast, Premium |
This is part four of our recent chat about the history of China and Taiwan with James Shone, a teacher who has lived and worked in Taiwan for over a decade. Don’t forget to check out his new podcast about the history of Taiwan. data-episode-id="974988"...
Mar 12, 2022 | Podcast, Premium |
Dr. Danny Orbach is an Associate professor in general history and East Asian studies, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His new book, Fugitives, is a history of Nazi mercenaries during the Cold War. data-episode-id="968745" data-theme="light" data-height="190"...
