Discover the enigmatic fate of Wilhelm Mohnke, a high-ranking Waffen SS General who commanded the defense of Hitler's bunker ...

Mikhail Kalashnikov, the Soviet general who designed the ubiquitous automatic weapon that now bears his name, died on Dec. 23 at the age of 94. Iterations of the gun he invented now exist in the tens ...

Worsening relations between the Allies after World War II meant no commerce between East and West. That was an issue for Soviet Gen. Georgy Zhukov, who came to like Coca-Cola during the war. The US ...

After returning from a family outing in March 1985, Col. Roland Lajoie, head of a U.S. military liaison team authorized to monitor Soviet forces in East Germany under a Cold War accord, was notified ...

Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, who embarked on a path of radical reform that brought about the end of the Cold War, reversed the direction of the nuclear arms race and ...

Espionage deep in the heart of Europe. Secrets in the KGB. Defection from a communist nation. Ion Mihai Pacepa has seen his share of excitement, serving as general for Communist Romania's secret ...