Cold War

A History of The Cold War Era from 1945 to 1991.

Soviet RPO-A ''Shmel''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/soviet-rpo-a-shmel 1st Mar 2022 - The Soviet RPO-A Shmel is a Rocket propelled, Infantry weapon, first deployed by Soviet (Russian) Forces during the later years of The Cold War (1980) …

The Truman Doctrine

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-truman-doctrine 22nd Feb 2022 - The Truman Doctrine was a ideology and concept developed by then US President Harry Truman. First proposed in 1947, The Doctrine would take until&nbsp …

Operation ''Sandblast''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/operation-sandblast 4th Jan 2022 - Operation ''Sandblast'' was an American Cold War Submarine Deployment conducted in 1960. The US Navy was tasked to circumnavigate The World (underwate …

Soviet Lavochkin La-15 Fighter Jet

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/soviet-lavochkin-la-15-fighter-jet 21st Dec 2021 - The Soviet (Russian) Lavochkin La-15 was an early Cold War Fighter Jet. Over (200) Production Models were deployed between 1949 and 1953. Nicknamed '' …

British AS-90 155mm SP Gun

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-as-90-155mm-sp-gun 14th Dec 2021 - The British AS-90 is a 155mm, Self-Propelled Gun, is a (still) staple) of The British Army Artillery System. The AS-90 was developed at the end of he …

The Berlin Blockade

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-berlin-blockade 30th Nov 2021 - The ''Berlin Blockade'' and subsequent ''Berlin Airlift'' was a Multi-National response to The Soviet Union's attempt to restrict all NATO attempts at …

''Perestroika''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/perestroika 30th Nov 2021 - The term ''Perestroika'' was a late Cold War Era Political ideology advanced by then Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s. The term …

British Bren Gun Carrier

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-bren-gun-carrier 23rd Nov 2021 - The Australian Bren Gun Carrier was a British produced weapons carrier used mostly by Commonwealth National Armies. Over 113,000 Production Models wer …

''Glasnost''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/glastnost 3rd Oct 2021 - The Cold War Era term ''Glasnost'' was actually found in Russian History as early as the 18th Century AD. It is defined as having an ''openness and tr …

''Iron Curtain''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/iron-curtain 2nd Oct 2021 - The term ''Iron Curtain'' was a Cold War Era term which was applied to ''mark'' the supposed physical boundary of Soviet Russian influence (to include …

Soviet ABM-1 ''Galosh''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/soviet-abm-1-galosh 1st Oct 2021 - The Soviet ABM-1 ''Galosh'' (NATO designated) or A-350 GRAU, was a Cold War Era Nuclear Ballistic Missile. Ground (Mobile Vehicle) Launched, it was de …

Italian Aermacchi MB-399 Jet Trainer

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/italian-aermacchi-mb-399-jet-trainer 31st Jul 2021 - The Italian Aermacchi MB-399 is a long serving Jet Trainer used Worldwide, since 1976. A primary Trainer with The Italian Air Force, The MB-399 despit …