Librería Samer Atenea
Librería Aciertas (Toledo)
Kálamo Books
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Librería Kolima (Madrid)
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In October 1962, the world held its breath as the two greatest superpowers on earth reached a nuclear impasse. History remembers the televised speeches and the high-stakes diplomacy of presidents and premiers. But the true fate of humanity did not rest in Washington or Moscow. It rested hundreds of feet beneath the surface of the Atlantic, inside a sweltering, oxygen-starved Soviet submarine.This is the definitive account of Vasili Arkhipov, the man who stood as the final barrier between civilization and the abyss. While the systems of command failed and the machinery of war accelerated toward a catastrophic launch, Arkhipov’s solitary dissent became the most important choice in human history.From his hardscrabble youth in a rural Russian village to the harrowing radiation leaks of the K-19 and the midnight silence of the Sargasso Sea, this biography explores the life of a quiet professional who navigated the deadliest currents of the Cold War. It is a story of technical failure and human resilience, of systemic madness and individual conscience.Detailed and deeply researched, this narrative reveals how close we came to the end-and how much we owe to a man who chose the silence of peace over the thunder of an atomic war. It is an essential investigation into the fragility of our survival and a powerful reminder that, in the nuclear age, the ultimate fail-safe is the courage of the human heart. Approx.155 pages, 35600 word count
