Military History Podcast

1947 was a year filled with escalating tensions in the Cold War. This resulted in:Great Speeches: Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Zhdanov's Two CampsGreat Inventions: Presidential Succession Act, National Security Act (which created the CIA, DoD, Joint Chiefs, National Security Council), AK-47Great Beginnings: Indo-Pakistani War It is also my dad's year of birth.For more information, read:The Cold War by Mike SewellThe Timetables of HistoryArmchair General (May 2006): AK-47http://www.jcs.mil/cjs_history.htmlhttp://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/cwr/17603.htmhttp://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/harrystrumantrumandoctrine.htmlMilitary History Podcast is sponsored by Armchair General Magazine