In October 1962, during the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet submarine B-59, armed with a nuclear torpedo, was stationed near Cuba under a U.S. naval blockade. When detected, U.S. forces ...

The Cuban Missile Crisis happened ... about the missiles on Cuba and the naval blockade that had been put in place. How did Kennedy break the news of the missile sites on Cuba to the American ...

A veteran correspondent’s memoir reveals the humanity and misjudgment of the Soviet leader who sparked the Cuban Missile Crisis.

How Lockheed’s P-3 kept the Cold War from turning hot. Submarines are hard to kill. For military strategists, no warship ...

He was a Naval Air Observer flying off of the aircraft carriers USS Wasp, USS Enterprise, and USS Intrepid. Richard served on the Enterprise during the Cuban Missile Crisis blockade in 1962 and ...

the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. With their long range and loiter capability, P-3As helped enforce a naval blockade around Cuba. To the Soviets, the aircraft seemed to be everywhere, not only ...

Some chapters in history read like full-blown thrillers. Moments where world leaders stared down disaster and a single ...