What it covered: The Cold War, lasting from 1945 to 1991, featured U.S.-Soviet rivalry, nuclear competition, and proxy conflicts across the globe. Key turning points: From the Truman Doctrine and ...

On April 12, 1945, the war did not pause. Front lines held. Bombers flew. Ships steamed toward contested waters. But at Warm Springs, Georgia, the center of American wartime leadership suddenly ...