The Cold War - Last Man Standing | 7 (Ad-free)

De: Wondery

In the early 1970s, while trying to wind down the war in Vietnam, President Richard Nixon made overtures to Moscow and Beijing that would usher in a new era of the Cold War: Detente. But the thaw in relations didn’t last long - the Iran Hostage Crisis and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan set the old adversaries against each other once again. Throughout the Eighties, President Reagan took a hard line against the “Evil Empire,” ramping up military spending and rhetoric, and Americans were once again tense with nuclear anxiety. Until suddenly, it all changed. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.©2022 Wondery (P)2022 Wondery

loved it! listened from start to finish in a day..

loved it! listened from start to finish in one sitting. learned so much and made so many things about modern politics make sense, I definitely did not expect that as an outcome. I've never been a history buff, but I think this might have changed that

Absolutely amazing

I enjoyed every minute of this story. I cannot recommend it more. luckily this wasn't tainted by a political opinion.

Well rounded perspective on this topic

I am really enjoying this series because it points out many perspectives of each topic. Basically what I mean is that it's not one sided. I'm excited to keep listening to it and I am hoping my child listens to it too

A long Cold War

I listened to the entire series in one sitting so I will comment on the series as a whole. Being a Veteran of the Air Force, I served from 1977-1985. We were told we were the Cold War veterans which meant because we did not serve in a war involving combat that we were not entitled to some benefits. I guess what I’m trying to say is, we thought the Cold War started at the end of Vietnam until the beginning of Iraqi Freedom. I learned a lot from this series about when and what the Cold War really encompassed.