303 The Cold War
History | Registration opens 8/4/26 9:00 AM EDT
During this class we will discuss the bi-polar world and our long conflict with the Soviet Union. We’ll explore how we managed to prevent global destruction and the prospects for peace in the post-Cold War world.
Michael Thornton
Mike Thornton is a retired U.S. Army officer and helicopter pilot. His early assignments were as an AeroScout pilot on the east German and Czechoslovakian border where he trained with other NATO militaries to defend Europe during the Cold War. He served six years in Europe and has conducted research around the
world to help understand the American experience.
Mike is an adjunct professor of U.S. history at Roane State Community College. He earned a master’s degree from Jacksonville State University and has recently completed an intensive post graduate study of U.S. history at Ashland University.