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The Last Saturday Of October: The Declassified Secrets of Black Saturday

Douglas Charles Gilbert

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Description:Based on the true story...Suffering PTSD and radiation poisoning from the K-19 disaster, Vasili Arkhipov rides the B-59 submarine carrying a nuclear torpedo into the Cuban Missile Crisis that thrusts him between Captain Savitsky and apocalyptic disaster. The Last Saturday of October is the real-life hero’s saga of the Russian sailor who saved the US from a nuclear firestorm on the most dangerous day in human history. It bears witness to the little-known B-59 incident in a scorching portrayal of the military standoff on Black Saturday 1962. It is a submarine thriller, delivered with the intensity of Red October and Das Boot, so detailed and gripping that it's hard to remember that the wild tale is true. The declassified story of Vasili Arkhipov, the Soviet naval officer who preempted a nuclear strike on America, is told from the claustrophobic confines of the Soviet submarine, B-59 beneath the sweltering sea. It reconstructs the submarine’s journey from Murmansk to the Cuban Missile Crisis in meticulous detail and recounts known events from inside the hull, shedding new light on accepted historical “truths.” The world watched in horror, never knowing that their only hope for survival was a sailor submerged beneath the Sargasso Sea. Declassified documents, US and Soviet, furnish evidentiary artifacts of the B-59’s voyage and provide the factual foundation for the story that reminds us of our tenuous existence in a nuclear world, and how we nearly lost it.The Last Saturday of October: The Declassified Secrets of Black Saturday transports you to the mysterious world of a Russian submarine during the nuclear standoff of 1962. This disturbing historical narrative delivers a true story that will leave you sweating and gasping for breath. Four Russian submarines secretly carried nuclear torpedoes from the Arctic Circle into the Cuban Missile Crisis. Plagued by mission uncertainty and confusing instructions on when to use their weapons, they battled fierce storms and Hurricane Ella to reach the Sargasso Sea where subtropical heat turned their subs into hell holes. When they surfaced to relieve their suffering, they faced the largest antisubmarine force ever assembled in one ocean, waiting to attack them. This submarine thriller discloses the recently declassified information that chronicles the little-known B-59 incident. It recreates the story of an unsung Russian hero, naval officer Vasili Arkhipov, who intervened to thwart a nuclear attack on the US Navy on the most dangerous day in human history. Ride the Soviet submarine, B-59, from Murmansk to the American naval blockade and experience Black Saturday from inside the hull. Fans of The Hunt for Red October and Das Boot will enjoy this thrilling and disturbing depiction of naval history on the high seas.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Last Saturday Of October: The Declassified Secrets of Black Saturday. To get started finding The Last Saturday Of October: The Declassified Secrets of Black Saturday, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 236

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: 2018

ISBN: 173216892X

Description: Based on the true story...Suffering PTSD and radiation poisoning from the K-19 disaster, Vasili Arkhipov rides the B-59 submarine carrying a nuclear torpedo into the Cuban Missile Crisis that thrusts him between Captain Savitsky and apocalyptic disaster. The Last Saturday of October is the real-life hero’s saga of the Russian sailor who saved the US from a nuclear firestorm on the most dangerous day in human history. It bears witness to the little-known B-59 incident in a scorching portrayal of the military standoff on Black Saturday 1962. It is a submarine thriller, delivered with the intensity of Red October and Das Boot, so detailed and gripping that it's hard to remember that the wild tale is true. The declassified story of Vasili Arkhipov, the Soviet naval officer who preempted a nuclear strike on America, is told from the claustrophobic confines of the Soviet submarine, B-59 beneath the sweltering sea. It reconstructs the submarine’s journey from Murmansk to the Cuban Missile Crisis in meticulous detail and recounts known events from inside the hull, shedding new light on accepted historical “truths.” The world watched in horror, never knowing that their only hope for survival was a sailor submerged beneath the Sargasso Sea. Declassified documents, US and Soviet, furnish evidentiary artifacts of the B-59’s voyage and provide the factual foundation for the story that reminds us of our tenuous existence in a nuclear world, and how we nearly lost it.The Last Saturday of October: The Declassified Secrets of Black Saturday transports you to the mysterious world of a Russian submarine during the nuclear standoff of 1962. This disturbing historical narrative delivers a true story that will leave you sweating and gasping for breath. Four Russian submarines secretly carried nuclear torpedoes from the Arctic Circle into the Cuban Missile Crisis. Plagued by mission uncertainty and confusing instructions on when to use their weapons, they battled fierce storms and Hurricane Ella to reach the Sargasso Sea where subtropical heat turned their subs into hell holes. When they surfaced to relieve their suffering, they faced the largest antisubmarine force ever assembled in one ocean, waiting to attack them. This submarine thriller discloses the recently declassified information that chronicles the little-known B-59 incident. It recreates the story of an unsung Russian hero, naval officer Vasili Arkhipov, who intervened to thwart a nuclear attack on the US Navy on the most dangerous day in human history. Ride the Soviet submarine, B-59, from Murmansk to the American naval blockade and experience Black Saturday from inside the hull. Fans of The Hunt for Red October and Das Boot will enjoy this thrilling and disturbing depiction of naval history on the high seas.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Last Saturday Of October: The Declassified Secrets of Black Saturday. To get started finding The Last Saturday Of October: The Declassified Secrets of Black Saturday, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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