The Cuban Missile Crisis

The link below is to a movie about the Cuban Missile Crisis called Thirteen Day. It tells the story from the perspective of Ken O'Donnell, who was the Special Assistant to President Kennedy. It stars Kevin Costner and has many other actors you will recognize. This movie does a really good job of showing how close we were to going to war over this issue and the tension that existed.
13 Days: The Cuban Missle Crisis