When family-run rum maker Bacardi was kicked out of Cuba in 1960, it vowed to go to extremes to get revenge on Fidel Castro. So when French spirits conglomerate Pernod Ricard cuts a deal with Castro’s government to share in the fortunes of Cuban-made Havana Club rum, Bacardi declares war on Pernod Ricard, too.
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Jun 2022
Bacardi gegen Pernod Ricard | Last Call | 6
Pernod Ricard glaubt, dass es nur eine Frage der Zeit ist, bis das Handelsembargo gegen Kuba aufgehoben wird. Das Unternehmen baut die Anzahl seiner Brennereien in Kuba drastisch aus und wartet auf den Moment, in dem es den US-Markt mit seinem „Havana Club“-Rum fluten kann. Doch ... Show More
21m 45s
Aug 2021
The Cuban Missile Crisis, Part 2 of 2
On October 16th, 1962, John F. Kennedy discovers that the Soviet Union has successfully planted ballistic missiles on Cuban soil. The United States is now in Moscow's crosshairs. How will the President respond? How far will Khrushchev and Castro push him?
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49m 32s
Aug 2021
The Cuban Missile Crisis, Part 1 of 2
In October 1962, three men – Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro – hold the fate of the planet in their hands. A dispute over Soviet missiles in Cuba spirals out of control. Officials in the USA and the USSR prepare for a war that would end life on Earth as we know it. How exactly di ... Show More
57m 32s