Nearly 30 years after the end of the Cold War, world leaders today are breaking nuclear disarmament agreements, increasing their nuclear arsenals, and exchanging nuclear war threats. If we are to survive this new atomic age, we must rediscover the lessons from the most perilous period of the Cold War - the 13 days of the Cuban missile crisis, considered by many as one of the most terrifying events of the mid-twentieth century. This unique series seeks to explain the attitudes and conduct of the Soviets, Cubans, and Americans while focusing on the people at the heart of the crisis as well as the tension and heightened fears of countless innocent bystanders whose lives hung in the balance. Learn the riveting tale of the global crisis which made the world stand still.