Cold War was the period following World War 2 until transformation in the Eastern Europe and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. That time was characterised by major tensions between two powers and their allies and satellites, not crossing, however, the red line of an open conflict between the USA and the USSR. The term...

The turn of the 50s and 60s was another period of increased tension in the divided Germany. It resulted in erecting in 1961 the symbol of the Cold War - the Berlin Wall that literally divided Berlin into the eastern and western part. However, one of the most dangerous events in the world history took...

Right after World War 2, due to the necessity to rebuild the ruined country, Polish authorities cut down expenses on army and reduced its manpower. In 1948 it amounted to approx. 140,000 soldiers. However, from 1949, an opposite trend was observed - in connection with the increasing tensions related to the escalation of the Cold...