Welcome to the Cold War task force, which covers the history of the Cold War. If you have any questions about articles or are generally seeking advice, you're encouraged to ask at the main military history talk page, or you can directly approach one of the task force participants below.

The coordinators of the Military history WikiProject can be contacted here.

Scope[edit]

This task force covers the period of global military tension that existed between the end of World War II in 1945 until about 1989. The scope includes not only the main confrontation – between the USA/NATO and the USSR/Warsaw Pact countries – but also operations in other theatres, such as South East Asia, and Central and South America, as the superpower protagonists sought to extend their spheres of influence.

Any article related to this task force should be marked by adding Cold-War-task-force=yes or Cold-War=yes to the ((WPMILHIST)) project banner at the top of its talk page (see the project banner instructions for more details on the exact syntax). This will automatically place it into Category:Cold War task force articles.

Participants[edit]

If you approach anyone from this list for advice or help, please check their contributions first to check if they've edited recently. This list may contain people who have not edited Wikipedia in a long time.

Abovfold (talk · contribs)
Acroterion (talk · contribs)
Cdtuba (talk · contribs)
Eurocopter (talk · contribs)
DPdH (talk · contribs) (Usually will copyedit & review to improve exisiting articles; occasionally may contribute with content focused in Latin America)
DeWillem (talk · contribs)
Grant65 (talk · contribs) (Asia and the Pacific; Australian involvement)
Grko3 (talk · contribs)
JackTheBestBoss (talk · contribs) (US Armed Forces Activity in Korea, Vietnam, and Europe, as well as Military operations, and secret operations, US defense capabilities and weaponry)
Neopeius (talk · contribs) (spaceflight, 1945-1968)
Nick-D (talk · contribs)
Nostalgia of Iran (talk · contribs) (Middle East, especially Iran)
PuppySchoolDropout (talk · contribs) (most interested in espionage and surveillance, psychological aspects of Cold War)
Sp33dyphil (talk · contribs) (Aviation)
Sturmvogel_66 (talk · contribs)
Surv1v4l1st (talk · contribs) (Civil Defense, Nuclear weapons, Social aspects of the Cold War)
TomStar81 (talk · contribs) (general interest)
Yokohama1989 (talk · contribs) (CIA)

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Article statistics[edit]

The table to the right shows the current article assessment statistics for this task force.

A list of the top 500 most popular articles within our scope, as well as the number of page views each article received over the past month, can be found here.

With most of our articles assessed as Stub- or Start-Class, there's a lot of work to be done. However, we also have a significant number of good, A-Class, and featured articles, which have been assessed as amongst the best Wikipedia has to offer. These article serve as a yardstick for what can be achieved and should be aimed for, and can provide ideas about how to write an article and what sources to consult; they are listed below:

This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged or categorized (e.g. Category:Cold War task force articles) correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options.

Featured articles

Featured lists

A-Class articles

Good articles

Cold War task force assessment statistics

Articles		Lists
FA	186	FL	6
A	105	AL	0
GA	479
B	2,541	BL	46
C	6,888	CL	40
Start	7,783	List	157
Stub	1,697
Total	19,679	Total	249
Other pages
Category		815
Disambig		12
Draft		24
File		97
Portal		0
Project		1
Redirect		270
SIA		17
Template		205
User		2
Total		1,443
Unassessed		0
Statistics
ω	86,418	Ω	4.337

Open tasks[edit]

Attention needed: ...to referencing and citation (11,032) • ...to coverage and accuracy (9,146) • ...to structure (1,786) • ...to grammar (737) • ...to supporting materials (1,602)
Popular pages: Full list
Cleanup needed: Add an article here!
Requested articles: Battle of Chaegunghyon • Litochoro attack • Thessaloniki bombing • Operation Limnes • Operation Charavgi • Third Encirclement Campaign against Hubei-Henan-Shaanxi Soviet USAF ELINT/"ferret" missions
Expansion needed: NORTHAG War Headquarters Cannerberg • 1986 Lesotho coup d'état • Operation Strangle (Korean War)
Images needed: Pat Quinlan (Irish Army officer)
Merging needed: Add an article here!
Citations needed: Battle of Dak To • Operation Barrel Roll • Operation Commando Hunt • Operation Igloo White • Operation Linebacker • Operation Menu • Role of the United States in the Vietnam War
Translation needed: fr:Front révolutionnaire d'action prolétarienne
Tagging needed: Category:Cold War

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Article alerts[edit]

Did you know

29 Jan 2024 – Sukadji Hendrotomo (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Jeromi Mikhael (t · c); see discussion
18 Dec 2023 – Hardpoint (missile defense) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Maury Markowitz (t · c); see discussion

Redirects for discussion

21 Feb 2024 – 65th Infantry Regiment (United States (talk · edit · hist) →65th Infantry Regiment (United States) was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion

Resources[edit]

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