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The Silent War
The story of the underwater war between US, UK and Soviet submarines in the second half of the 20th century.
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Life on a British Cold War submarine
At the height of the Cold War, HMS Ocelot secretly served on the front line. In the clandestine battle against the Soviet navy, she would stay submerged for weeks at a time, silently watching and listening to the enemy. Five members of her crew during the 1960s recall their extraordinary life below the waves.
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麻豆社 History - Cold War
Read about the superpower stand-off that brought the world to the brink of destruction.