RIHC: Cold War Secrets, American Conspiracies, and Ghosts of Iron Mountain

Listen to this episode from The Rest Is History Club on Spotify. Was the American government in the Sixties engaged in a policy of perpetual war? What would happen to the USA if permanent global peace broke out? Why are conspiracies so endemic to American society? And how did a satirical account of the relationship between the Pentagon and arms manufacturers spark conspiracies that endure to this day? Join Dominic in today’s bonus episode, as he speaks to author and documentary maker Phil Tinline, about “Ghosts of Iron Mountain”, his new book exploring the hoax that exploded at the height of the Vietnam War… _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Assistant Producer: Tabby Syrett + Aaliyah Akude Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor