October 1962 was a heated time during the Cold War for the U.S. and the Soviet Union. These two superpowers were on the brink of engaging in a nuclear conflict after the discovery of missiles in Cuba. In this episode, the team speaks with U.S. Naval Academy History Professor Brian VanDeMark to talk about this significant time in history and share C-SPAN resources to learn more about this topic.

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