David, Host of The Cold War
@coldwarhost.bsky.social
Host of the Cold War Channel in YouTube. Independent Historian 20th Century, military, and Soviet and Post-Soviet spaces. Lifetime Spurs sufferer/supporter. He/him
History exists in shades of grey and yet so many seek only black or white
History exists in shades of grey and yet so many seek only black or white
the memification is real...
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
the memification is real...
He get Vera (C-GVRA) flying around us in the summer months; one of only two flying Lancasters. She's beautiful to watch
Pic of her and Fifi together.
Pic of her and Fifi together.
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
He get Vera (C-GVRA) flying around us in the summer months; one of only two flying Lancasters. She's beautiful to watch
Pic of her and Fifi together.
Pic of her and Fifi together.
YT Comments...so many problems for such a short statement
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
YT Comments...so many problems for such a short statement
The scale of the B-36 is hard to measure when the aircraft is on its own. So here is a pic of a B-18 Bolo (at the back), a B-17 (in the front), a B-29 (on the left), and the B-36, dominating the space.
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The scale of the B-36 is hard to measure when the aircraft is on its own. So here is a pic of a B-18 Bolo (at the back), a B-17 (in the front), a B-29 (on the left), and the B-36, dominating the space.
House Harkonnen?
November 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
House Harkonnen?
This guy?? Of course he was pardoned
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This guy?? Of course he was pardoned
OTD - November 10, 1969 Sesame Street airs for the first time on National Educational Television, the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Corporation, with a goal to "master the addictive qualities of television and do something good with them".
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
OTD - November 10, 1969 Sesame Street airs for the first time on National Educational Television, the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Corporation, with a goal to "master the addictive qualities of television and do something good with them".
YT Comments....because "more military" is the solution to eliminating a nationalist insurgency?
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
YT Comments....because "more military" is the solution to eliminating a nationalist insurgency?
The weather here is really quite foul.
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The weather here is really quite foul.
Hey look, it's me
November 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Hey look, it's me
Selfie with pet
November 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Selfie with pet
OTD - November 9 1979, computers at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) site at Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado detect a massive inbound strike by Soviet missiles. With only minutes to react, interceptor aircraft are scrambled, ICBM forces are told to prepare for a
November 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
OTD - November 9 1979, computers at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) site at Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado detect a massive inbound strike by Soviet missiles. With only minutes to react, interceptor aircraft are scrambled, ICBM forces are told to prepare for a
"Das tritt nach meiner Kenntnis … ist das sofort … unverzüglich"
"As far as I know, it takes effect immediately, without delay"
With that slightly improvised answer on November 9, 1989 by Günter Schabowski, the party chief in East Berlin, the border between the socialist East Germany and
"As far as I know, it takes effect immediately, without delay"
With that slightly improvised answer on November 9, 1989 by Günter Schabowski, the party chief in East Berlin, the border between the socialist East Germany and
November 9, 2025 at 11:18 AM
"Das tritt nach meiner Kenntnis … ist das sofort … unverzüglich"
"As far as I know, it takes effect immediately, without delay"
With that slightly improvised answer on November 9, 1989 by Günter Schabowski, the party chief in East Berlin, the border between the socialist East Germany and
"As far as I know, it takes effect immediately, without delay"
With that slightly improvised answer on November 9, 1989 by Günter Schabowski, the party chief in East Berlin, the border between the socialist East Germany and
OTD: November 8, 1957 The United Kingdom successfully conducts the Grapple X test, officially becoming the world's third country to posses thermonuclear weapons.
Following a series of disappointing nuclear tests in May and June of 1957, Grapple X was planned.
Following a series of disappointing nuclear tests in May and June of 1957, Grapple X was planned.
November 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
OTD: November 8, 1957 The United Kingdom successfully conducts the Grapple X test, officially becoming the world's third country to posses thermonuclear weapons.
Following a series of disappointing nuclear tests in May and June of 1957, Grapple X was planned.
Following a series of disappointing nuclear tests in May and June of 1957, Grapple X was planned.
Sour grape and antifreeze, no doubt.
November 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Sour grape and antifreeze, no doubt.
Did Women Ruin the Workplace?
November 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Did Women Ruin the Workplace?
Saw this yesterday and it's pretty much how I feel...
November 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Saw this yesterday and it's pretty much how I feel...
A formality at best! The literal end of the Soviet Union was the end of it! Hill I will Die On.
November 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A formality at best! The literal end of the Soviet Union was the end of it! Hill I will Die On.
Never takes long for the internet to provide...
November 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Never takes long for the internet to provide...
Selfie, with dog
November 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Selfie, with dog
Last year, Thanksgiving dinner was categorized as turkey, mashed potato, etc
This year, Thanksgiving dinner is categorized as wonderbread and water (not in Flint MI, though)
This year, Thanksgiving dinner is categorized as wonderbread and water (not in Flint MI, though)
November 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Last year, Thanksgiving dinner was categorized as turkey, mashed potato, etc
This year, Thanksgiving dinner is categorized as wonderbread and water (not in Flint MI, though)
This year, Thanksgiving dinner is categorized as wonderbread and water (not in Flint MI, though)
OTD - November 6 1971 - The United states Atomic Energy Commission conducts the Cannikin shot on Amchitka Island in the Aleutian Islands, and with a yield measuring almost 5 megatons, remains the largest underground detonation ever performed by the United States.
November 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
OTD - November 6 1971 - The United states Atomic Energy Commission conducts the Cannikin shot on Amchitka Island in the Aleutian Islands, and with a yield measuring almost 5 megatons, remains the largest underground detonation ever performed by the United States.