Secrets of the Dead : The Man Who Saved the World (2012)
Directed by Nick Green
Genres - Historical Film, Mystery, War |
Sub-Genres - Military & War |
Run Time - 57 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom, United States |
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Synopsis by Jeff Gemmill
This episode of the long-running PBS series tells the little-known story of Soviet submarine commander Vasili Arkhipov, who likely averted World War III when he rejected a call to launch a nuclear torpedo while trying to elude U.S. warships during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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commander, crisis, Cuba, nuclear, Soviet, submarine
