The Cuban Missile Crisis
It's 1962. The U.S. and the Soviet Union find themselves in a battle for geopolitical domination. Their conflict is reaching a dangerous crescendo, with the island of Cuba, now under Communist leadership, becoming a key battleground. The threat of nuclear war is now closer than ever before. Witness in detail how American President John F. Kennedy navigated his country through this historic crisis.
It's 1962. The U.S. and the Soviet Union find themselves in a battle for geopolitical domination. Their conflict is reaching a dangerous crescendo, with the island of Cuba, now under Communist leadership, becoming a key battleground. The threat of nuclear war is now closer than ever before. Witness in detail how American President John F. Kennedy navigated his country through this historic crisis.
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