#126 – The Berlin Airlift

#126 – The Berlin Airlift

Jul 26, 2019 | Podcast, Premium | 2 comments

As part of their plan to re-build Germany, the USA secretly released a new currency, the Deutsche Mark, printed in New York, to replace the old Reichsmark. Frustrated at how the US, UK and France were re-building their zones of Germany without first reaching an...
#125 – The Berlin Blockade

#125 – The Berlin Blockade

Jul 20, 2019 | Free, Podcast, Premium | 0 comments

The fault of the Berlin Blockade is often laid at the feet of Stalin. But the truth is a little more complicated. By 1948, the situation in Germany was still messy. The Four Powers (USA, USSR, UK, France) in control of Germany couldn’t agree on a path forwards....
#110 – Domino Theory

#110 – Domino Theory

Mar 1, 2019 | Latest, Podcast, Premium, Recent | 0 comments

Vietnam. 1947. The U.S. Consul in Saigon, Charles Reed, is the first American official to use the term “domino theory”. He’s talking about what will happen in Cambodia and Laos if Cochin China falls to the VietMinh, who he wrongly concludes are...